or more than thirty years I’ve labored to understand how to moderate the
"dynamics" responsible for the many critical issues that
currently threaten human survival. Success here is crucial, for without
this insight we are not equipped to safely move into the 21st
century.
I say this, since during the last century
alone the number of dead
from politically contrived situations -- war, genocide, tyranny and
their aftermath -- numbers upwards of 250,000,000 people. Prior to the
twentieth century the slaughter was similarly horrific.
You would
think that over the last 6000 years mankind would have figured out a way
to stop this senseless carnage. Yet he obviously hasn't,
since it continues unabated. Even
as you read this, war wages on several continents threatening to draw mankind into
an exchange of weapons of mass destruction that will cause the prior suffering
(at least in numbers) to pale in comparison.
In addition
to this liability there are an endless number of other life threatening problems
that already eclipse our problem solving capability. Equally
alarming, they continue to grow in both complexity and threat -- on a daily basis.
As such, they are just further unwanted antagonists to an already
impossible situation.
Regardless of which side of what issue you're
on, one fact remains totally clear. Without the guidance that 'certainty' is able to provide, a
universally compelling resolution to existing contest is not self-evident.
History confirms this to be true. With its guidance however, we might just
stand a chance of surviving ourselves.
