I posted something on facebook today. It was a picture of the Georgia Guidestones. No one cared or commented, but it is one of the more controversial monuments in existence! It has been described as the "American Stonehenge" and it is surrounded by so much mystery. It's a giant granite fixture, arranged in 4 slabs. On each side of a slab there is printed a 10 commandments of sorts, in 8 of the most popular languages (English, Spanish, Swahili, Hindi, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, and Russian). The commandments go as follows:
The Georgia Guidestones have taken a lot of heat. I would say a majority of people, especially Americans, are content with their 3 bedroom house, 2 door garage, SUV in the driveway, television in every room. How could anyone suggest that we need to take care of our planet, and be careful about reproduction?
The guidestones state some extreme ideas, but they have prevalence. The first one, and the most extreme, instructing followers to limit the population to 500 million. I don't have the skill to figure out where this estimation came from, but I imagine it involved comparing space available for cultivation + other consumption needs divided by the amount 1 person consumes. Regardless, we are well past this number, and growing! We cannot feed all of these people. Not to mention the fact that the people adding to the population are the ones that have no business doing so. It's the poor, the uneducated, the mentally unstable, and the physically abused that get knocked up. This supports the second principle, guide reproduction. Thank you! Someone had to say it (that's a rant for another day). Critics are outraged at the suggestion of seeking a reduced population, but I don't think this guideline is asking us to start killing off those people that can't run fast enough. It's a message for the future, when we are trying to rebuild the world. Try a cap amount this time people! Oddly enough, the reason I started thinking about the guidestones was an article I read in the WSJ today. 600 African migrants drowned in the ocean when a boat capsized. We don't need to orchestrate a systematic plan to reduce the population. Conditions are so bad in some places people would rather die trying to leave than continue living in turmoil.
The third guidline, is kind of out there, even for me. But if we did lived in a world with a well manage population it might be conceivable. Or everyone should just learn English, because lets face it, most people know it anyways.
4-6: Covers the basic needs of the human species. We need to be governed. Some have tried anarchy. It doesn't work. That is why, though I cannot fathom a god, I think people need religion at the bare minimum. And traditions, they will never die. It is part of evolution. We pass down learned skills and experiences because we learn from our mistakes. We want our descendants to remember us, and the experiences we suffered through, so that they don't have to go through the same pain. Fair laws, just courts, global matters being tried in a global court. Does this not make perfect sense? Most societies try to do this anyway, but it needs to be all or nothing. We are all people. There is no argument that since people are equal they deserve equal rights. A theory easier said than done. The greed that grows from power is unfortunately a dominant emotion over compassion. Mystery Man, I like where your going with this but I think animalistic instinct will takeover in this aspect. I suppose that is where avoiding petty laws and balancing rights with duties comes into play. If you set some ground rules that everyone agrees to follow you might have an easier time enforcing fair treatment for all.
The last 2 guidelines really hit home with me. Prize truth, beauty, and love. Yes. These are the characteristics of the soul. They are things that promote good, and anyone trying to display these characteristics is most likely smiling. So great! 10- poetry to my ears. "Be not a cancer to the earth". Please someone realize that this most important of all. We tend to forget that, although humans have the capability to build buildings and walls, damn rivers, create land, travel at fast speeds, all it takes is a natural disaster to destroy it. An earthquake, flood, volcano eruption, thunders storm can easily reduce our man-made structures to the rubble they came from. Take care of the planet and it will take care of you!
Everything happens for a reason.
- Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
- Guide reproduction wisely — improving fitness and diversity.
- Unite humanity with a living new language.
- Rule passion — faith — tradition — and all things with tempered reason.
- Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.
- Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.
- Avoid petty laws and useless officials.
- Balance personal rights with social duties.
- Prize truth — beauty — love — seeking harmony with the infinite.
- Be not a cancer on the earth — Leave room for nature — Leave room for nature.
The Georgia Guidestones have taken a lot of heat. I would say a majority of people, especially Americans, are content with their 3 bedroom house, 2 door garage, SUV in the driveway, television in every room. How could anyone suggest that we need to take care of our planet, and be careful about reproduction?
The guidestones state some extreme ideas, but they have prevalence. The first one, and the most extreme, instructing followers to limit the population to 500 million. I don't have the skill to figure out where this estimation came from, but I imagine it involved comparing space available for cultivation + other consumption needs divided by the amount 1 person consumes. Regardless, we are well past this number, and growing! We cannot feed all of these people. Not to mention the fact that the people adding to the population are the ones that have no business doing so. It's the poor, the uneducated, the mentally unstable, and the physically abused that get knocked up. This supports the second principle, guide reproduction. Thank you! Someone had to say it (that's a rant for another day). Critics are outraged at the suggestion of seeking a reduced population, but I don't think this guideline is asking us to start killing off those people that can't run fast enough. It's a message for the future, when we are trying to rebuild the world. Try a cap amount this time people! Oddly enough, the reason I started thinking about the guidestones was an article I read in the WSJ today. 600 African migrants drowned in the ocean when a boat capsized. We don't need to orchestrate a systematic plan to reduce the population. Conditions are so bad in some places people would rather die trying to leave than continue living in turmoil.
The third guidline, is kind of out there, even for me. But if we did lived in a world with a well manage population it might be conceivable. Or everyone should just learn English, because lets face it, most people know it anyways.
4-6: Covers the basic needs of the human species. We need to be governed. Some have tried anarchy. It doesn't work. That is why, though I cannot fathom a god, I think people need religion at the bare minimum. And traditions, they will never die. It is part of evolution. We pass down learned skills and experiences because we learn from our mistakes. We want our descendants to remember us, and the experiences we suffered through, so that they don't have to go through the same pain. Fair laws, just courts, global matters being tried in a global court. Does this not make perfect sense? Most societies try to do this anyway, but it needs to be all or nothing. We are all people. There is no argument that since people are equal they deserve equal rights. A theory easier said than done. The greed that grows from power is unfortunately a dominant emotion over compassion. Mystery Man, I like where your going with this but I think animalistic instinct will takeover in this aspect. I suppose that is where avoiding petty laws and balancing rights with duties comes into play. If you set some ground rules that everyone agrees to follow you might have an easier time enforcing fair treatment for all.
The last 2 guidelines really hit home with me. Prize truth, beauty, and love. Yes. These are the characteristics of the soul. They are things that promote good, and anyone trying to display these characteristics is most likely smiling. So great! 10- poetry to my ears. "Be not a cancer to the earth". Please someone realize that this most important of all. We tend to forget that, although humans have the capability to build buildings and walls, damn rivers, create land, travel at fast speeds, all it takes is a natural disaster to destroy it. An earthquake, flood, volcano eruption, thunders storm can easily reduce our man-made structures to the rubble they came from. Take care of the planet and it will take care of you!
Everything happens for a reason.
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