Chapter 6
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Independence Is at the Heart of Evolution.
Evolution is toward ever increasing independence. variation is the
overwhelming result of evolution. Every raindrop, every flower, every
thought, and every atom is independent from every other in some way. Every
god is independent of every other god. Governments and institutions which try to limit
our liberty go against the great force of evolution. Every individual must
have complete liberty. Every higher power must be completely free.
Governments exist only at the consent of individuals. Every
individual is a citizen of the universe. "The rights of the
spirit."—Victor Hugo. "Live free or die."—Motto of the
State of New Hampshire. Liberty, and the individual rights which
protect and empower liberty, is practically sacred because it is so
essential for the evolution of our divinity. (See
Bill
of Rights.) The individual is the most important political and
economic entity. To be sure, we must cooperate with others, but this must be
totally voluntary. Liberty and property for all. All individuals
have a fundamental human right to own their abodes. Property ownership helps
prevent the abuse of our rights. One should fight the worst injustices, and the
nearest injustices. Great injustices rest upon the shoulders of the many
small ones. Be neither follower nor leader. "As I
would not be any man's slave, so too would I not be his
master."—Abraham Lincoln Elections should be by random lottery. We would
have no worse than the present system, and by chance great ones would be
elected a bit more often.
Economics
Beyond the pyramid: The true purpose of earning
money to provide for one's own personal growth, not someone else's. In most corporations, those most addicted to
power, wealth, and work rise to the top. Wealth
& Power: Assets or Addictions?
Individual
responsibility and creativity is stifled in pyramid organizational
structures (corporations, religions, university corporations).
The purpose of work is play. "The first principle of all action is leisure." —Aristotle, Politics