“THE CHALLENGES WE FACE TODAY CANNOT BE RESOLVED by antiquated notions and values that are no longer relevant. Unfortunately, we tend to support basic values and traditions that reflect the past without questioning their appropriateness to the present or the future.
“One may reasonably ask: Why do people cling to the values and practices of the past, when they so obviously no longer work? Long-standing thought patterns are hard to overcome because they often appear to serve the interests of the individual and old ways of thinking are simpler and easier to handle. In a two-valued way of thinking, as in good and bad, right and wrong, love and hate, cause and effect, very little logical analysis is involved. In seeking simplified answers, people blame social problems on minorities, foreigners, karma, auras believed to surround each individual, acts of demons or gods, or the position of the planets at the time of one's birth, just to name a few.
“People want instant answers that they can easily grasp and use immediately, even when they have no basis in fact. Science does not provide quick answers but it does provide information about the physical world we live in. The scientific community uses a system that best explains how nature functions the way it does.
“Science should not be used to conquer nature but rather should point out our interdependence and connectivity to nature, and explore how to utilize our knowledge to live in accordance with the natural order of things.”
– Excerpts from the fourth chapter of THE BEST THAT MONEY CAN’T BUY (Eighth Edition), by Jacque Fresco
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