Survival: The Ultimate Mission

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Robert M.D. Skaf. Survival: The Ultimate Mission

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BEYOND MATTER

But where did this force come from and how itself was born?

But if God is not responsible for the creation of stars, galaxies and ultimately the universes the question remains who is?

BEYOND BIOLOGY

BEYOND AWARENESS

EMOTIONS: THE FORGOTTEN ELEMENT

BEYOND INDIVIDUALISM: SUBCONSCIOUS, THE MYSTIC ENGINE

BEYOND MORTALS: IMMORTALITY OUR DESTINY. IS THERE A HEAVEN?

WHY BELIEVING IN HELL AND HEAVEN IS A MUST?

DANGER AND PERIL: WHAT CAN GO WRONG?

A- THE THREAT OF WAR: INTELLIGENT SURVIVAL VERSUS BIOLOGICAL SURVIVAL

CAN THERE BE AN END TO WARS?

B- THE THREAT FROM DISTURBED INDIVIDUALS

CAN VIOLENCE BE STOPPED?

C- THE THREAT FROM EXTREMISTS

WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT EXTREMISTS?

D- THE THREAT OF RELIGION

WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT RELIGION?

AN APPEAL FOR PEACE: HONOUR YOUR TRUE MORAL VALUES

E- THE SILENT THREAT: NEGLECTING TO PROCREATE

DEALING WITH THE UNEXPECTED CRISIS?

F- THE ECONOMICAL THREAT

BEYOND PLANET EARTH / THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE

1- THINK ONE COLONY

2- THINK AHEAD

3- THINK POTENTIALS

4- THINK LEADERSHIP

5- THINK AND BE REALISTIC

6- THINK AND BE SERIOUS

7- THINK JOBS, PROSPERITY AND PEACE

8- THINK AND FOCUS ON SURVIVAL

9- THINK CHANGE

ARE THERE OTHER THREATS? THE INSECT WITHIN

RECAP

Surviving beyond fossil fuels (part 2)

INTRODUCTION

PLAYING WITH FIRE

WHAT SHOULD BE DONE?

THE AUTO INDUSTRY FIGHTS BACK

a) NATURAL GAS AND PROPANE

b) THE ELECTRICAL CAR

c) CAR ON DEMAND

d) DERIVED FUEL

ARE WE DOOMED?

WHAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN?

A REVOLUTION BY CHOICE OR BY NECESSITY

STEP ONE: ABOLISH THE PRIVATE AUTOMOBILE

a) THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BUS

b) LEVEL TWO AND THREE BUSES

c) INFRASTRUCTURE

d) VEHICLE DESIGN

e) AFFORDABILITY

RUSH HOURS

PRICE ADJUSTMENT AND ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY

STEP TWO: THE FUTURE CITY

FUTURE MEGACITIES

OTHER DESIGNS

RECAP

THE ADVANTAGE OF THE FUTURE CITY. ECONOMICAL ADVANTAGES

QUALITY OF LIFE

EMPLOYMENT

1- RETRAINING AND EDUCATION

2- CONSTRUCTION

3- TRANSPORTATION

4- ENERGY

5- MEDICAL CARE

6- SECURITY

7- RECREATION AND HOSPITALITY

8- PICK YOUR OWN FARM

9- FACTORY DIRECT

10- WASTE

11- TOURISM

SUMMARY

THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT

FULL EMPLOYMENT

HEALTH CARE

EDUCATION

SOCIAL PROGRAMS

LAWS/MORALS/RELIGION

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION/ RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

TAXES, REGULATIONS, SMALL BUSINESS

PEACE WITHIN

SURVIVAL IN THE DISTANT FUTURE

WHY THERE IS HOPE OUR RACE WILL SURVIVE?

surviving beyond the sun ( part 3)

MEETING THE CHALLENGE

1) HABITATS

2) ENERGY AND WATER

3) FOOD

4) ENGINEERED EVOLUTION

5) SPACESHIP EARTH

6) APPEASING THE SUN

7) COLONIZING OTHER PLANETS

8) CREATING NEW PLANETS

RECAP

THE BIRTH AND BENEFITS OF THE SURVIVAL INDUSTRY

EMPLOYMENT

HIGHER LEVEL OF CIVILIZATION

FINANCING

1- EMPLOYMENT:

2- HEALTH CARE:

3- LAW AND ORDER:

4- DEFENCE:

5- BUREAUCRACY:

6- EDUCATION:

7- OTHER SOURCES OF FINANCING

8- THE MONEY SHUFFLE

9- PENSION

10- THE WEALTH FACTOR

11- ASSETS VERSUS EXPENSES

12- THE RISE OF THE INTELLECTUAL ECONOMY

13- A BIGGER WORLD ECONOMY

14- SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

15- PERSONAL SPENDING

THE DAWN OF THE RUBBER AGE

1- THE SPACE TOWER/THE SPACE ELEVATOR

NOTE

2- The Inflated Floating Island (TIFI)

3- The Floating Intercontinental Tunnel (F.I.T)

4- THE WORLD ELECTRICAL GRID OR WEG

A BRIEF CLARIFICATION

5- THE FLOATING FRESH WATER LAKE (F.F.W.L)

6-THE MOVABLE WATER TOWER

7- SHIPS, SUBMARINES, TANKS, AIRPLANES, PORTABLE FLOATING BRIDGES, POTABLE FLOATING RAMPS, PORTABLE EMERGENCY ROADS, INDOOR GOLF COURSES, DOMES AND MORE

8- RUBBER HOUSING

9- OTHER CONCEPTS

RECAP

THE CHOICE BETWEEN THE LOST AGES and THE SUPER INTELLIGENT AGES

THE ULTIMATE TEST

TRUE INNOVATIVE LEADER’S MOVEMENT ARTICLES

ENERGY, THE FIRST PRIORITY

THE WORLD ELECTRICAL GRID OR WEG

THE CABLE MOBILE

RECAP

THE FLOATING LAKES / THE FLOATING FARMS

WORLD TRAVELING

CONCLUSION

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Billions of people around the world struggle to survive on meager income. For the longest time, people in the West were fortunate enough to enjoy a high standard of living. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case. While some westerners are still able to strike it rich or land high paying jobs, most are struggling. This essay introduces new ideas which will pave the way for an economic recovery and is dedicated for people around the world who are enduring hardship, yet; still make a great contribution to humanity. In every culture, ordinary people are ignored. While there is nothing wrong with honouring the few that make it to the top, we must always remember that without an educated and knowledgeable public, geniuses like Edison or Einstein would not have been created. Scientists and artists can only evolve with an evolving society. This is why for thousands of years no one had heard of moving pictures, incandescent lamp or nuclear energy. The reason Edison and Einstein had succeeded in tackling these subjects can be attributed to the work of many brilliant minds who were considered to be pioneers in these respective fields. What is also important happens to be the forgotten common people. Inventors and scientists could go nowhere without an educated literate public. They need an educated public to make use of their new gadgets, otherwise their inventions and theories would never see the light of day. They are kept alive by the ordinary people who take an interest in studying them if not find them practical in lively applications. Unlike a herd of stampeding cattle, humans are strung together like a poem where every word counts. It is the composition of words that results in a great poem. It is the composition of society that determines the level of civilization. Reaching a higher level of civilization begins by improving the living condition of all citizens of the world by establishing a prosperous economy that provides meaningful employment for anyone willing to work. It is my hope that one day humanity will be able to reach a higher level of civilization and begin to include employment among other human rights. We must look at every person as an asset or a force, not just during wars but when we are enjoying peace as well. The value of a human being should not appreciate only when he or she is forced to defend the nation and play the role of hero.

NOTICE TO THE READER

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My point could be summarized as follows: Darwin may be right in theorizing that species are continuously evolving, however, his theory does not cover all the possibilities that might occur during this process. A species may reach an intelligent state but an intelligent species may also revert to a non-intelligent survival, for the reason stated earlier. Conversely, an insect species, or for that matter a fish species may evolve into an intelligent one, before evolving into a mammal or primate. There are women, even with a degree in medicine who suffer through a depression after giving birth - it is called postpartum syndrome. Some may even commit suicide and kill their own new born at the same time. This type of compulsive behaviour, this strange syndrome is alien to mammals. Insects and fish are known to expire after laying their eggs. Drones (male bees) are so exhausted after mating that they die right after copulating with the bee queen. Most salmons fail to make it back to the ocean after spawning. This so called postpartum syndrome, that inflicts a high percentage of new parents, is and but one indication on how we may be related to insects more so than primates. Later on I will explain how this connection may have played a significant role in the rise of almost every warmonger, from Alexander the great to Hitler. Scientists have not bothered investigating this possibility - perhaps for the fear or becoming the subject of ridicule by their peers. I do not claim to be a scientist - much less an expert on anything in particular- but as long as there is no solid proof that our race has evolved from apes, I would be more inclined to believe that in reality what could have taken place is the opposite; which is to say that the human race or definitely an intelligent race is responsible for the birth of many living forms. Sometime in the distant past - billions of years before our planet had even existed - somewhere in this Continuous Creation an intelligent species became very tired of living with awareness and decided to survive without this heavy burden. Since then, it has given birth to other living forms such as mammals. From a purely biological existence, this type of devolution makes perfect sense. The argument may go this way: suppose an intelligent species comes to the realization that regardless of how high the cultural and technological levels attained, nothing can be done to be saved from dying off as the ultimate catastrophe strikes (examples: the death of a star, or the total pulverization of a planet upon colliding with another one). Furthermore, suppose that this intelligent species was also able to discover that biological life can be recreated without the need of any biological seeds. For a species that has developed this type of reasoning, it would be easy to question the sanity of living with intelligence and all its agonies. Look at our situation, who wants to live with wars, cruelty, torture and violence. This aspect alone of an intelligent life should justify taking a different approach to survival. In this case other mammals would not only be our descendants, but also, prior to choosing a more simple and peaceful sort of evolution, they must have been able to reach higher levels of knowledge and analytical reasoning than the ones known to us. Biologists may have convinced us to see ourselves as the refined version of a long and arduous evolution; however, looking at things from a different perspective, one cannot deny that our species still has a long way to go before being able to live in the same peaceful manners as most mammals do. We may try very hard to convince ourselves that we are the only species with brain power, however, who is to say that other mammals brain works in a way we are yet to decipher. Perhaps they have developed a mind which turns into a force that is able to influence physiology, whereas in our case, we happen to focus outward on mental and intellectual evolution. Our mind is the creative type that is geared to influence what is around us, theirs is the biological type that evolved to focus inward on the physiology of the body. We are definitely from two different planets. We may share many biological features with many earthly species; however, things are much different when one compares our brain to theirs. For instance, scientists have not been able to offer any answers on why so many of us become addicted to a myriad of substances and habits. Even over eating is a puzzle. In my opinion addictions, as many other bizarre human behaviours can only be explained by accepting the fact that our species had evolved on a different planet. Addiction on this planet may be harmful to our survival. At first glance, we may see no reason for a sophisticated brain to allow such a deviancy to develop. However, if one takes a more profound look at writing, composing music, painting, discovering, inventing, exploring and other human activities, one may realize that each and every one of these activities is in many ways a form of addiction. Our brain does not suffer from any deficiency. The chemicals that draw us to addiction are the product of the brain. Here on earth only few among us require these chemicals to become addicted to writing or engaging in any intellectual activities. But the situation would have been completely different on a distant hostile planet where any task would have been much more arduous and meticulous than anything known to us on this planet. This book is the perfect example on how addiction can be helpful in bringing a literary work to fruition. It is even hard for me to believe that if has been over 40 years since the concept of this essay was first conceived. Without this addictive obsession to accomplishment, no commitment could have been sustained for this long. The situation is no different with other artists and scientists. For instance it is not abnormal for a senior scientist to spend a lifetime researching a single topic. It is obsessive addiction that helps sustain our yearning to explore and discover. Unfortunately, a person leading an aimless life is prone to become lost in the wilderness, like a huge idle engine, the brain is activated but has nowhere to go; a case in which keeping it running becomes too expensive for the body and too taxing for the mind. Chemicals such as alcohol, cocaine or even prescription drugs become the only restrains available to subdue this raging beast. But even if this was not the case, just the fact that we are so easily prone to addiction is a clear indication that at one time in our history we needed many drugs to deal with all sorts of ailments with depression and mental illnesses being some of them. Ancient civilizations abused all types of drugs even mercury pills were known to be consumed long before any new drugs became available. Right from the start, we had trouble fitting in the new environment. Surviving on earth does not require the abuse of any drugs. Only in extreme situation of pain do we need to resort to some sort of sedatives. Ancient civilizations had no trouble discovering several natural tranquilizers. That by itself is very helpful to our survival. Suicide would be the alternative. That said the reason that some of us become addicted to chemicals goes back to our outer space experience. Whether they were useful for our survival or not is hard to answer. How else can one explain the proliferation of such scourge into our lives? There must be a reason for this self-destructive behaviour. Other species don’t have to deal with these problems, they happen to be the products of earth, a gentle and hospitable planet. We are or must be the product of a planet of harsh climate where water was scarce and resources were very limited. Most species found a way to live in peace and harmony with the environment. Most of them lead a simple predictable stable existence. In most cases their serenity and joy of life can be compared to heaven. Biologically and physiologically they are far ahead of our flimsy approach to nature which leaves us susceptible to all sorts of dangers. We incessantly seek new drugs to numb our physical and emotional pain. Some researchers are even introducing a new drug which would help erase any memories associated with trauma and tragedy. We are constantly finding new ways to process our food and protect ourselves from nature. We have not and we will never be able to adapt to this planet because our origin belongs to a different one with extreme conditions. The irony is that it is in such an atmosphere where arts, particularly music, become essential for survival and where science trumps nature. Even to this date, humans can survive on earth without the benefits of arts. It was a different story on another planet. A species like ours found music and arts to be useful for its survival and decided to invent them. Perhaps, this explains why no other species on this planet bothers with arts. Again, one can see why I keep refuting the Darwinian connection between us and any other earthly primate. One may speculate that our evolution is very similar to that of two sub-species of bees. One that evolved in the fertile conditions of Europe and one in the harsh arid desert of Africa. In the late eighties, the so called killer bees of Africa invaded Europe; to everyone’s surprise, the more aggressive African bees ended up destroying all other timid bees. We happened to be the killers’ bees of the animal kingdom. Despite our intellect, we can be cruel, mean, vengeful, vindictive, atrocious and abusive. On the other hand, other living forms may act in a cruel way, yet they never subscribe to the rest of our less attractive uncontrollable urges and behavioural tendencies - abuse and torture in particular. Basically, if it were not for our creativity, it would be very difficult for anyone of us to see any hope for our species to improve its conditions. We shall find out why as this subject comes up again for discussion. Of course to consider this possibility one must be open to the concept that intelligent life was taking shape long before a purely biological living form ever existed on this planet and might even predate our own appearance on it. The way I see it, it makes perfect sense and logic for things to begin in that order. You will see why as this subject comes up again later on in our discussion. For anyone who may be tempted to ridicule my views on this subject let me say this: almost every one of us knows someone or someone who knows of a person with Down syndrome. This is the case when one individual ends up with an extra chromosome. This deviation has been known for a long time, however, who is to say that during our long history some members of our species did not suffer from a lack of chromosomes and somewhat gave birth to a new species. This could have taken place when humans lived in sparse regions in tiny groups never to leave their micro-villages and when in- breeding was common. The other possibility could be connected to conditions that are purely mental, psychological or emotional. We are all aware how demanding, mentally, emotionally and psychologically, an intelligent life could be at times. Knowing how many people may suffer a nervous breakdown when faced with a stressful situation, it is very possible that devolution may present an alternative to mass suicide. It has been known that during wars many fighters forget who they are and stop behaving like intelligent beings. Based on this evidence, and providing that such conditions were to persist for a long period, an unintelligent species may be better able to survive than an intelligent one. As a matter of fact an intelligent species may find the switch to be the only practical solution. “ignorance is a bliss, it is a folly to be wise”, most of us find proverbial expressions such as to be amusing, however, one may never know when in serious cases killing the brain could be the price a species must pay to be spared the higher price which is self-destruction. Devolution of this sort would definitely result into the creation of a new species. Critics who find this theory to be humorous need only look around and observe how many people they know are, depressed, suicidal, alcoholics, dependent on chemicals or addicted to prescription drugs, in another word how many are happy to be brain dead. One should realize that these scenarios would have a minimal impact on a huge population, but the outcome would be of drastic consequences when a tiny group of people is involved and happened to be disconnected from any other tribe or families. It has been established as a proven fact that evolution takes a different shape when it involves a small number of individuals. Humanity went through periods where these conditions had existed, which would make for perfect fertile ground for the devolution I am alluding to. After all, let’s not forget that in this essay, it has been established that there were two types of evolution and one of them was entirely dedicated to creating fun and joy. In fact, one may propose that in most cases people who get in trouble are only interested in having fun and cannot cope with the demands imposed on them by such a complex society and an intelligent life that is so rigorous and demanding.

Later on I will explain why I believe that our race could not have originated on earth and why I find Darwinism to be too simplistic, narrow in scope, based on speculation and superficiality for the most part. Just think of stem cell engineering, a new field that until recently was not even mentioned in science fiction. This interference, this manipulation of genes, by itself can put an end to any evolutionary theory. But even if one is not to take these facts into consideration, one must look at other theories that run contrary to the survival of the fittest. One of them happened to establish that despite the importance of having strong and fit members, evolutionary biology allows for lesser standards for the sake of diversity, or as scientists call it, variability in the species.

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