“As we begin to plan for a new human society, we need to foster common values about clean air, water, and other elements of self-sustenance. These, along with a complete inventory of Earth's resources, will form the basis for a holistic approach to cybernated decision-making.” NeedsHumansSelfEarthFormValuesWaterDecisionCommonPlansAirElementsApproachResourcesBasesCleanDecision MakingHuman SocietyHolisticSustenanceInventoryClean AirHolistic Approach Author:Jacque Fresco
“Science and education, when devoid of a social conscience or environmental and human concern, are meaningless.” HumansSocialConscienceConcernEnvironmentalMeaningless Author:Jacque Fresco
“When education and resources are available to all without a price tag, there will be no limit to the human potential.” HumansEducationLimitsResourcesAvailableTagHuman PotentialPrice TagAccess To Education Book:Designing the Future Source: Designing the Future
“War, poverty, corruption, hunger, misery, human suffering will not change in a monetary system. That is, there will be very little significant change. It’s going to take the redesign of our culture and values.” HumansLittlesWarSufferingValuesCulturePovertyMiseryHungerCorruptionSignificantMonetaryHuman SufferingMonetary SystemSignificant ChangeRedesign Author:Jacque Fresco
“To be human is to care for your fellow human beings and protecting the environment.” HumansCareHuman BeingsEnvironmentFellowsCare For You Author:Jacque Fresco
“We're running into a lot of new problems today because of what we emphasize in this culture. The word 'success' to the average person means earning a lot of money and having a home, two cars, children in college. Success to me is entirely different to what success is to the average person. Success is being a successful human being in terms of pursuing what you believe in. If you believe in making paintings, writing poetry, writing music. If this is what you really want, you're successful to yourself. But to be successful to your culture means to sell yourself short of what you really want” IfsWantWritingBelieveHumansMeanChildrenPersonsTwoDifferentProblemHomeRunningTodaySuccessCultureTermHuman BeingsMoneyMusicSuccessfulCarCollegePaintingSellsAveragePursueBeing SuccessfulLots Of MoneySuccess In LifeEarningEmphasisIf You BelieveAverage PersonWriting PoetryWriting MusicSuccess Is Not MeasuredCollege SuccessYourself Short Author:Jacque Fresco
“The future is our responsibility, but change will not take place until the majority loose confidence in their dictator’s and elected officials’ ability to solve problems. It will likely take an economic catastrophe resulting in enormous human suffering to bring about true social change.” HumansProblemSufferingSocialAbilityResponsibilityEconomicMajoritySolveEnormousOfficialsDictatorCatastropheSocial ChangeHuman SufferingElected Officials Author:Jacque Fresco
“We must stop constantly fighting for human rights and equal justice in an unjust system, and start building a society where equal rights are an integral part of the design.” HumansFightingJusticeRightsSocietyDesignBuildingIntegrityEqualInjusticeHuman RightsEqualityUnjustStoppingEqual RightsSystemic ChangeEqual Justice Author:Jacque Fresco
“If we are genuinely concerned about the environment and the fellow human beings, and want to end territorial disputes, war, crime, poverty, hunger, and the other problems that confront us today, the intelligent use of science and technology are the tools with which to achieve a new direction – one that will serve all people, and not just a select few.” PeopleIfsWantHumansWarEndsUseProblemTodayHuman BeingsPovertyTechnologyEnvironmentAchieveCrimeConcernedToolsIntelligentFellowsHungerDisputesSelectScience And TechnologyWar CrimesTerritorialNew DirectionsUses Of Science Author:Jacque Fresco
“Human behavior is subject to the same laws as any other natural phenomenon. Our customs, behaviors, and values are byproducts of our culture. No one is born with greed, prejudice, bigotry, patriotism and hatred; these are all learned behavior patterns. If the environment is unaltered, similar behavior will reoccur.” IfsHumansLawValuesHateCultureNatureBornNaturalLearningEnvironmentSubjectsEffectsBehaviorHatredPrejudiceEnvironmentalGreedPatternsRepeatsBigotryPhenomenonCustomsHuman BehaviorAlteredSimilarityNatural PhenomenaLearned BehaviorBehavior Patterns Author:Jacque Fresco
“In my work, I am not attempting to predict the future. I am only pointing out what is possible with the intelligent application and humane use of science and technology. This does not call for scientists to manage society. What I suggest is applying the methods of science to the social system for the benefit of human kind and the environment.” HumansKindDoeUseSocialTechnologyEnvironmentBenefitsScientistIntelligentMethodManageApplicationPointingAttemptingHumaneScience And TechnologySocial SystemsUses Of Science Author:Jacque Fresco
“Most people don't put things together. Geologists study the surface of the earth and geological phenomena. Meteorogists study the weather. That isn't science. Science is the study of all things that affect human beings. They have to be together! A meteorologist has difficulty talking with a sociologist, because they don't understand each other. You can't teach sciences in 'bits'; you have to bring it all together. Science is a way of thinking - a way at arriving at conclusions without your own opinion in it.” PeopleThinkingWayHumansEarthTogetherBitsHuman BeingsTalkingOpinionTeachStudyAll ThingsDifficultySurfaceWeatherConclusionWay Of ThinkingArrivingSociologistsGeologistMeteorologists Author:Jacque Fresco
“People say that the monetary system produces incentive. This may be true in limited areas, but it also produces greed, embezzlement, corruption, pollution, jealousy, anger, crime, war, poverty, tremendous scarcity, and unnecessary human suffering. You have to look at the entire picture.” PeopleHumansLooksMayWarSufferingPovertyCrimeProduceAreasAngerGreedCorruptionBeing TrueJealousyPollutionUnnecessaryIncentivesMonetaryScarcityHuman SufferingMonetary SystemCauses Of PovertyCorrupt SocietyEmbezzlement Author:Jacque Fresco
“If technology does not liberate all people for the pursuit of higher aspirations in human achievement, then all its technical potential will be meaningless.” PeopleIfsHumansDoeTechnologyHigherAchievementPursuitAspirationMeaningless Author:Jacque Fresco
“Only when science and technology are used with human concern in a world in which all of the earth's resources are held as the common heritage of all of the earth's people can we truly say that there is intelligent life on Earth.” PeopleWorldHumansEarthUsedCommonTechnologyResourcesConcernIntelligentHeritageScience And TechnologyIntelligent Life Author:Jacque Fresco
“As man reaches out toward the twenty-first century, he will learn to be suspicious of all ideas that are not formulated so that they can be tested by observation. He will realize that the history of human thought shows that the ideas of which we are surest are the ones we most need to test. He will realize that his common sense only mirrors his training and experience. What seems natural and right to him is usually a reflection of the conditions under which he spent his first decade of life.” MenNeedsFirstsHumansIdeasShowsSeemsRealizingNaturalCommonConditionsCenturyTrainingReflectionTestsTwentiesMirrorsDecadesCommon SenseObservationReach OutTestedSuspiciousHuman ThoughtTraining And Experience Author:Jacque Fresco
“There are no negro problems, or Polish problems, or Jewish problems, or Greek problems, or women's problems, there are HUMAN PROBLEMS”.” HumansProblemGreekPolishHuman Problems Author:Jacque Fresco
“A Resource-Based Economy is in the application of the methods of science with human concern and environmental concern. If we used the scientific method throughout the world, the probability of war drops to zero. The probability of human suffering disappears. Deprivation, poverty, crime - all those things tend to disappear because there's no basis. I'm strictly concerned with the environment that people are raised in and if that environment is altered, so will behaviors be altered.” PeopleIfsWorldHumansWarUsedSufferingPovertyEconomyEnvironmentCrimeBehaviorResourcesConcernConcernedBasesMethodRaisedEnvironmentalDisappearZeroApplicationProbabilityAlteredDeprivationScientific MethodHuman Suffering Author:Jacque Fresco
“When biological technology becomes further advanced, human beings as we know them, will become a modified species. If we as human beings fail to include the possibility of this development in our overall, social evolution we will witness the decline of our species” IfsKnowsHumansSocialHuman BeingsTechnologyFailingPossibilityDevelopmentEvolutionSpeciesWitnessDecline Author:Jacque Fresco
“There are no good or bad people, humans are shaped by culture.” PeopleHumansCultureBad People Author:Jacque Fresco
