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Imagine our World with NO WARS, NO HUNGER, NO LAWS, NO PRISONS-The Venus Project 2010
I have known about The Venus Project for about a year now. It seems like the perfect solution to getting Earthlings to work together to achieve a positive, clean, sustainable future for our children, their children and many more generations to come.
This vision doesn't discriminate between race, religion, nationality etc either, no one around the World would be homeless, hungry or poor in accordance with The Venus Project vision. You definately will not be poor as the monetary system will be abolished.
How is this possible you ask? Jacque Fresco-The Venus Project leader-proposes moving to a Resource Based Economy:
The term and meaning of a Resource-Based Economy was originated by Jacque Fresco. It is a system in which all goods and services are available without the use of money, credits, barter or any other system of debt or servitude. All resources become the common heritage of all of the inhabitants, not just a select few. The premise upon which this system is based is that the Earth is abundant with plentiful resource; our practice of rationing resources through monetary methods is irrelevant and counter productive to our survival.
Modern society has access to highly advanced technology and can make available food, clothing, housing and medical care; update our educational system; and develop a limitless supply of renewable, non-contaminating energy. By supplying an efficiently designed economy, everyone can enjoy a very high standard of living with all of the amenities of a high technological society.
As we outgrow the need for professions based on the monetary system, for instance lawyers, bankers, insurance agents, marketing and advertising personnel, salespersons, and stockbrokers, a considerable amount of waste will be eliminated. Considerable amounts of energy would also be saved by eliminating the duplication of competitive products such as tools, eating utensils, pots, pans and vacuum cleaners. Choice is good. But instead of hundreds of different manufacturing plants and all the paperwork and personnel required to turn out similar products, only a few of the highest quality would be needed to serve the entire population. Our only shortage is the lack of creative thought and intelligence in ourselves and our elected leaders to solve these problems. The most valuable, untapped resource today is human ingenuity.
With the elimination of debt, the fear of losing one's job will no longer be a threat This assurance, combined with education on how to relate to one another in a much more meaningful way, could considerably reduce both mental and physical stress and leave us free to explore and develop our abilities.
Here are a couple of excerpts from The Venus Project website on energy sources that I found very interesting:
Geothermal Energy:
As refinements in conversion technologies increase its feasibility, geothermal energy will come to take on a more prominent role. Readily available in various geographical regions throughout the world, both on land and under the sea, this energy source alone could provide enough clean energy for the next thousand years.
Solar Power:
Solar power has tremendous potential from photovoltaic panels that store energy in batteries for private use to large scale solar plants on land and in the sea. The radiation that strikes the Earth’s surface each year is more than 10,000 times the world's energy use. New technologies are constantly merging to harness this potential.
So if the above statements on energy sources are correct, then this makes me wonder why we are still using fossil fuels like coal and oil when there are other cleaner-earth friendly options available? All of which have been available for a VERY long time!
It is nice to know that there are people on this planet that do think further than there wallets and can see a future past there wallets too.
I hope this vision can become a reality, I really do.
Check it out for yourself, it looks really promising. The information I have provided from their website only scratches the surface, there is much more info there for you to take in and debate with others.
If or when you check this topic out come back here and leave your comments on what you think about The Venus Project and their proposals.
Here are a couple of videos of jacque explaining things:
***VIDEO 1***
***VIDEO 2***
Email Jacque with questions (before you do though, be sure to check the FAQ's first so as not to repeat questions that have already been asked): [email protected]
Website link ***HERE***
THE VENUS PROJECT-Beyond politics, poverty and war.
I have known about The Venus Project for about a year now. It seems like the perfect solution to getting Earthlings to work together to achieve a positive, clean, sustainable future for our children, their children and many more generations to come.
This vision doesn't discriminate between race, religion, nationality etc either, no one around the World would be homeless, hungry or poor in accordance with The Venus Project vision. You definately will not be poor as the monetary system will be abolished.
How is this possible you ask? Jacque Fresco-The Venus Project leader-proposes moving to a Resource Based Economy:
The term and meaning of a Resource-Based Economy was originated by Jacque Fresco. It is a system in which all goods and services are available without the use of money, credits, barter or any other system of debt or servitude. All resources become the common heritage of all of the inhabitants, not just a select few. The premise upon which this system is based is that the Earth is abundant with plentiful resource; our practice of rationing resources through monetary methods is irrelevant and counter productive to our survival.
Modern society has access to highly advanced technology and can make available food, clothing, housing and medical care; update our educational system; and develop a limitless supply of renewable, non-contaminating energy. By supplying an efficiently designed economy, everyone can enjoy a very high standard of living with all of the amenities of a high technological society.
As we outgrow the need for professions based on the monetary system, for instance lawyers, bankers, insurance agents, marketing and advertising personnel, salespersons, and stockbrokers, a considerable amount of waste will be eliminated. Considerable amounts of energy would also be saved by eliminating the duplication of competitive products such as tools, eating utensils, pots, pans and vacuum cleaners. Choice is good. But instead of hundreds of different manufacturing plants and all the paperwork and personnel required to turn out similar products, only a few of the highest quality would be needed to serve the entire population. Our only shortage is the lack of creative thought and intelligence in ourselves and our elected leaders to solve these problems. The most valuable, untapped resource today is human ingenuity.
With the elimination of debt, the fear of losing one's job will no longer be a threat This assurance, combined with education on how to relate to one another in a much more meaningful way, could considerably reduce both mental and physical stress and leave us free to explore and develop our abilities.
Here are a couple of excerpts from The Venus Project website on energy sources that I found very interesting:
Geothermal Energy:
As refinements in conversion technologies increase its feasibility, geothermal energy will come to take on a more prominent role. Readily available in various geographical regions throughout the world, both on land and under the sea, this energy source alone could provide enough clean energy for the next thousand years.
Solar Power:
Solar power has tremendous potential from photovoltaic panels that store energy in batteries for private use to large scale solar plants on land and in the sea. The radiation that strikes the Earth’s surface each year is more than 10,000 times the world's energy use. New technologies are constantly merging to harness this potential.
So if the above statements on energy sources are correct, then this makes me wonder why we are still using fossil fuels like coal and oil when there are other cleaner-earth friendly options available? All of which have been available for a VERY long time!
It is nice to know that there are people on this planet that do think further than there wallets and can see a future past there wallets too.
I hope this vision can become a reality, I really do.
Check it out for yourself, it looks really promising. The information I have provided from their website only scratches the surface, there is much more info there for you to take in and debate with others.
If or when you check this topic out come back here and leave your comments on what you think about The Venus Project and their proposals.
Here are a couple of videos of jacque explaining things:
***VIDEO 1***
***VIDEO 2***
Email Jacque with questions (before you do though, be sure to check the FAQ's first so as not to repeat questions that have already been asked): [email protected]
Website link ***HERE***
THE VENUS PROJECT-Beyond politics, poverty and war.
