We are at a point in time in history where government is attempting to exert more control but in reality is having less control and the trend toward less control is unstoppable. If we follow this trend to its logical conclusion (this will be well into the future) it inevitably leads us to a world …
In 2016, this was the summary of the Millennium Development Goals set by the United Nations. It’s a snapshot in time. The objective here is just to provide a summary of the what humanity, at this point in its evolution, thinks is most important. Millennium Development Goals The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) (3.1) were developed in an …
While doing research for this series of articles, I thought it would be interesting to apply a “100 year test” to compare humanity 100 years ago with the state of humanity today and also compare it with humanity in 100 years from now. As a result of the accelerating pace of change, although life has …
Beyond survival, the purpose of humanity is the sum of the purpose of each human – therefore it is the same as a human. It is self discovery. At this point in time in history humans are very advanced compared to cavemen. However, we are cavemen compared to the humans of the future. We know …
So, we are all one thing playing our own little role this enormous integrated system – where particles can exist in two places at the same, where we can change the way an object behaves simply observing it, where what see is not the raw data of reality, where physical things are mostly empty space, …
We will discuss consciousness as it relates to humans in more detail in the chapter called “Humans”. For the purposes of this chapter about nature we will discuss the possibility that some form of consciousness may exist in some surprising parts of nature. Michael Pollan, author of “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” and “The Botany of Desire,” …
Is the natural system (and the ultimate system – the universe) only made of physical stuff that can be measured or does it include other qualities? We have just spent a lot of time discussing the analysis of natural systems and the need to make holistic decisions in order to achieve MPI but, has nature …
One way to maximize your positive impact is to minimize your impact on the planet. Our impact on the system that sustains us will reach a planetary scale during the next 100 years and we will be forced to act accordingly. The natural environment has been dramatically altered as a result of the way humans …
In systems theory, an open system is a system that continuously interacts with its environment or surrounding systems. The interactions can involve a flow or exchange of information, energy or materials with its surrounding systems. On the other hand, isolated or closed systems do not involve any such exchange with the surrounding systems. Generally, natural systems are open and many …