Shattering the Sacred Myths - Chapter 18

Peace and Prosperity

 
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Speculates about the social and political reforms needed to bring about lasting global peace and prosperity.

What kind of future are we blindly marching towards? If humans are just another stepping stone along the path to a greater evolution then will we eventually lose our value and be superceded by something new?

Some writers portray a bleak future where the despondent masses are treated like cattle, having become an unwanted burden to the techno-military elite. Others see humans searching like rats for scraps in the ruins of cities in the aftermath of economic collapse or nuclear war.

Our future will be what we make of it. However, if clear thinking and careful planning can overcome the destructive potential of blind greed, then perhaps we can look forward to a rewarding future.

The rest of this chapter has been cut from the internet. It presents a vision which might be considered too radical for some people's political sensitivities.

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