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Religions > Atheism |
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"Joseph H" |
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19 Jan 2006 02:59:26 PM |
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What is Humanisation? |
Humanisation is the society commensurate with the capabilities amassed
by human beings during the latter stages of their evolution and with
the skills developed by human beings during their colonisation of the
planet.
It has certain parameters:
It will be global. It is inconceivable that human beings will not
travel to, trade with, sport with, link to every corner of the
globe.The opportunities and perils connected with such global exercise
must eventually lead to a global authority of some description.
It will be based on firm knowledge of the conditions of existence. All
of our great religions to date and most of our ideologies have been
created during times of much ignorance. Resistance to the tide of
knowledge will be- and is - great. But eventually the pressure to fall
in line with the rest of the planet will be too much.
It will be based on firm principles of justice. A global society and
economy will not be tolerate the disruption stemming from
institutionalised injustice.
It will respect territorial integrity. This will not be easy. History
has handed down many tangled scenarios. To untangle them will take
time.
It wil emphasise the management of the globe. Such a scare as we are
going to get in the next century will compel us to protect our
environment.
It will emphasise the development of the individual and the growth of
responsibility and awareness. Too often economic and social success has
seen only the rise of an uncouth drinking class. Social, educational
and health pressures will see some reform here - but again this will
not be easy.
It will emphasise sound economic practices since in the absence of same
society disintegrates. This will involve considerable mamagenment of
the vast sums of money traversing the globe, not an easy task.
All of this is not seen as a moral imperative. These are not moral
precepts. Rights are not mentioned. Capabilities are the units of
effective action. The theory stands or falls on the belief that the
entry of the human being is a vast and unique event in the history of
life, indeed possibly in the history of the universe itself. The
society depicted above is seen as no more than the realisation in
practice of the capabilities amassed by the human being. Depicting such
a society, however, is seen as useful, indeed more than useful, in
conferring a direction and purpose to ongoing human efforts to improve
life on the planet.
Joseph H
www.humanisation.org
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| User: "Roger Johansson" |
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| Title: Re: What is Humanisation? |
21 Jan 2006 12:28:36 AM |
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Joseph H wrote:
It will emphasise sound economic practices since in the absence of same
society disintegrates. This will involve considerable mamagenment of
the vast sums of money traversing the globe, not an easy task.
May I suggest a simplification here, it is not the money flows which
are important, money are just pieces of paper, or in the modern world,
numbers in computers.
These numbers are an expression of power and power can be greatly
affected by political decisions and other factors.
What is real and important are the flows of resources, manufactured
goods, oil and gas, copper and zinc, humans who move, etc.. We should
be more concerned with these real flows than the somewhat abstract
flows of numbers called money.
For example, I could criticize the big flow of resources moving to one
single country in the world, of oil, manufactured goods, copper, zinc,
etc because it is unfair that one small group of people should live in
luxury while others are starving or live without the most basic
necessities.
Others may respond that a lot of money is flowing the other way to
compensate for the flow of real resources, so it is all fair and it is
as it should be.
I then reply that I don't care about money flows, you cannot eat money,
what is important is the unfair flow of the earth's resources to a
small group of very rich people who have a lot of weapons and money and
who use that power to manipulate the world to be able to take an unfair
portion of our common global resources.
I simplify my view by simply ignoring the money flows and look at what
is real instead.
www.humanisation.org
Here is a link to a good definition of humanism I just found:
http://www.humanists.org/hum_lamont.htm
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Roger J.
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| User: "Joseph H" |
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| Title: Re: What is Humanisation? |
22 Jan 2006 04:53:49 PM |
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Roger Johansson wrote:
Joseph H wrote:
It will emphasise sound economic practices since in the absence of same
society disintegrates. This will involve considerable mamagenment of
the vast sums of money traversing the globe, not an easy task.
May I suggest a simplification here, it is not the money flows which
are important, money are just pieces of paper, or in the modern world,
numbers in computers.
These numbers are an expression of power and power can be greatly
affected by political decisions and other factors.
What is real and important are the flows of resources, manufactured
goods, oil and gas, copper and zinc, humans who move, etc.. We should
be more concerned with these real flows than the somewhat abstract
flows of numbers called money.
Generally, the flow of resources in one direction is twinned with a
flow of payment in another - not always, unfortunately, in the
direction of the location whence came that resource. Money-flows,
however, are far more insidious and far more powerful. They can deplete
one economy and exercise huge influences in another. Hence my
observation.
For example, I could criticize the big flow of resources moving to one
single country in the world, of oil, manufactured goods, copper, zinc,
etc because it is unfair that one small group of people should live in
luxury while others are starving or live without the most basic
necessities.
Others may respond that a lot of money is flowing the other way to
compensate for the flow of real resources, so it is all fair and it is
as it should be.
I then reply that I don't care about money flows, you cannot eat money,
what is important is the unfair flow of the earth's resources to a
small group of very rich people who have a lot of weapons and money and
who use that power to manipulate the world to be able to take an unfair
portion of our common global resources.
I simplify my view by simply ignoring the money flows and look at what
is real instead.
Point taken.
www.humanisation.org
Here is a link to a good definition of humanism I just found:
http://www.humanists.org/hum_lamont.htm
--
Roger J.
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