Hello Charles - I really like where you say "The nation's ruling oligarchy and vested interests must be converted and involved, as they will otherwise oppose change, even that necessary for society's survival." Big job but totally necessary !!

5 days later

Charles,

I believe you assess correctly the state the Earth is in. The latest news of melting in Antarctica has spurred the claim of doing nothing because it's too late. My view is "look beyond" the solar system and conventional theory and "look within" the greatest resource, the brain, a microcosm of the universe.

Jim

hi charles

Fantastic just hit the bulls eye.I too address such challenges and provide feasible solutions in my essay here- http://fqxi.org/community/forum/topic/2101.titled LIVING IN THE SHADOWS OF THE SUN: REALITIES, PERILS ESCAPADES MAN, PLANET AND KARDASHEV SCALE.MAKING THE GREAT TRANSITION by Michael muteru.Kindly take your time to rate/review it .Thanks.All the best

    Charles,

    Great essay. I agree we're 'sleep walking' into problems, and when awake we don our blinkers and also look the wrong way just in case. Extra credit just for pointing that out! I don't agree with your position in the fours anyway. I also subtly argue and hope I show;

    "In terms of human capital, the developing science of the mind is paramount." Judy Nabb also agrees. Eugenics is worse then useless if we develop only more physically perfect fools.

    I also baled out of indoctrination before it was too late, though continued studying for 10yrs (plus 40 part time). I've earned well from renewables, but have found in research that far better sources are hiding right under our noses once we learn how to see them by understanding nature. So does anybody listen, or even review the foundational new thinking required? Hmm. ...As you say;

    "society pursues its courses of individual and collective short-sightedness, almost certainly in (mostly) wrong directions."

    I hope you may read mine, which should be sensational. Only to a few it seems, and nobody with doctrine embedded. If you ever suspected QM had a simple(ish) classical analogue and should be unifiable with QM, you were right. Do tell me if you follow it (my prev essays set the dynamic framework). ..Going up.

    Very best of luck in the contest.

    Peter

      Dear Peter,

      Thank you for kind words. And your vote.

      I read your qualifications and you seem to be doing quite well. And your essay shows you're up on your physics.

      I'm afraid my life is a comparative mess. My learning is broad but my tools are dull. My only real accomplishments seem to be internal. I am pretty happy with my state of mind, delusional as it may be. Though of course there is plenty of room for improvement, (like brushing up on my math, eh?)

      Lately I've been concentrating on economic and social issues, and am more alarmed than Piketty about the effects of increasing inequality, not only on humanity's progress but even on man's ability to respond in a timely manner to real world crises. I think much social paralysis is the result of inequality, and the actions of the wealthy to preserve their position, no matter what.

      Best of luck in the competition,

      Charles

      Dear Michael,

      Thank you for reading my essay.

      I read your essay with a great deal of interest.

      You are right. We must increase our use of biological and renewable energy sources, and reduce/reverse or population growth rate.

      The difficulty is getting everyone on the same page for a global climate blueprint.

      Best of luck in the competition.

      Charles

      Charles,

      Thanks, including for you comments on mine. I responded viz;

      ~

      "Thanks Charles,

      I think you've highlighted the problem with mainstream theory. Though clearly very inconsistent and incomplete it's embedded, so recognising more consistent alternatives which are 'different' (be definition) is impossible.

      All are trying to get their heads and maths around reality in terms of twisted mobius strips and 7-spheres, but when shown that the simple relationship between orbital speeds at different latitudes on a sphere can reproduce everything needed to explain "QM predictions", it's so unbelievably simple that it's simply not believed so not even analysed!

      I stress I'm not shocked or upset Charles. I estimated in 2010 that mankind was unlikely to have the vision to perceive the truth of any such 'different' solution until 2020 (see my 2011 Essay). The subsequent essays have shown the proofs, being exceptionally well supported, (2nd Community last year) but translating that to a paradigm shift is a long way off it seems.

      I do hope you might look back to better understand to logic and quite solid evidence (see also me recent comments here) which will help you better understand my classical solution here, also how QM and SR are indeed marriageable once the interpretations of both are just slightly modified by the same mechanism; electron/plasma re-scattering at the electrons own 'c'. I call it 'joined-up-science', a bit like learning 'joined-up-writing as it invokes well known effects from disparate 'disciplines'."

      ~

      Best wishes.

      Peter

      Dear Charles

      Very nice and well written essay. You discuss many hot topics that are important to address. I agree that we should work together for the future generations. But I think it is difficult to negotiate with the interests of countries, they are still competing for hegemony and supremacy and it seems that's more important for them.

      I think you will be interested in reading my essay which deals with similar topics to yours.

      Good luck!

      Best Regards

      Israel

        6 days later

        Dear Israel,

        Thanks for reading my essay. I'm glad you liked it, and I will read yours with interest.

        Charles

        7 days later

        Hi Charles,

        You've conveyed many important issues that humanity faces concise and clearly in your essay. Is there anything in particular you would like to discuss or would like feedback on?

        Cheers,

        Toby

        Hi Charles

        Great Essay. I agree in every point. I think you made a realistic evaluation of the condition.

        I will comment more in detail when I'm home again. For now highest score bevor the contest finishes.

        Regards

        Luca

        15 days later

        Humanity should live according to the laws of the Universe.

        https://www.academia.edu/7347240/Our_Cognitive_Framework_as_Quantum_Computer_Leibnizs_Theory_of_Monads_under_Kants_Epistemology_and_Hegelian_Dialectic