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Until scientific inquiry came of age, human beings could not comprehend their relationship to the physical world, so they invented their own explanations. These explanations tended to be simplistic and in many cases, harmful. For example, if one knows a tidal wave is approaching and chooses to stay and pray for deliverance rather than leaving, this could be detrimental to his/her survival... Scientists ask the question “what do we have here?” and then they proceed to do experiments to determine the nature of the physical world.

— Jacque Fresco Designing the Future (2007)

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Our times demand the declaration of the world's resources as the common heritage of all people.

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Science and education, when devoid of a social conscience or environmental and human concern, are meaningless.

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When education and resources are available to all without a price tag, there will be no limit to human potential.

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People will continue to search for answers to universal and perplexing problems. But to find meaningful answers, one must first know what questions to ask.

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Yet at every turn, vested interests (those who have the most to gain in keeping things the way they are) oppose even technological changes... And so it goes.

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