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→Right Relationship with Reality
The concept of living in right relationship to reality is based on the axiom that survival is better than extinction. Thus it means that we need to take an active role to make decisions that lead to the goal of survival as opposed to extinction. In order to survive, especially in a state of hyper-evolution, we have to understand reality, understand our place in the universe, and to make decisions to get us from where we are to where we need to be.
The concept of living in right relationship to reality is based on the axiom that survival is better than extinction. Thus it means that we need to take an active role to make decisions that lead to the goal of survival as opposed to extinction. In order to survive, especially in a state of hyper-evolution, we have to understand reality, understand our place in the universe, and to make decisions to get us from where we are to where we need to be.
One of the discussion I had at ICANN 47 in Durban was about this topic. "What is the purpose of humanity in the universe?" I don't remember who but someone said, "The purpose of humanity is to survive long enough to determine what the purpose of humanity is," I had a longer and more complex answer but his answer was easier to understand and incorporated the principles that I thought were important. His answer implied not only do we survive, but that our understanding of reality would increase over time and in the future our undertanding of our own purpose will increase.
One of the discussion I had at ICANN 47 in Durban was about this topic. "What is the purpose of humanity in the universe?" I don't remember who but someone said, "The purpose of humanity is to survive long enough to determine what the purpose of humanity is," I had a longer and more complex answer but his answer was easier to understand and incorporated the principles that I thought were important. His answer implied not only do we survive, but that our understanding of reality would increase over time and in the future our understanding of our own purpose will increase.
To that end we need to act in the Global Public Good so that humanity flourishes. So that our understanding of reality increases. In order to do that we need a global society that gets along, cooperates, values knowledge, innovation, safety, personal dignity, and is generally wise. We take responsibility for our actions and we learn to live in harmony with the natural world.
When we live in right relationship with reality then many of the questions we face as an ICANN community can be solved in these terms and that the right choice can be distinguished from the wrong choice in terms that can be described scientifically and derived from universal principled based on our commitment to remain as a member of the real world.
The alternative is to be reckless and petty and to end up becoming extinct and forgotten. And in 4 billion years when the Sun expands and destroys the Earth the only remnant of our existence will be the two Voyager spacecraft that are the only human made objects to leave our solar system.
=== Write a philosophical preamble to the bylaws to define our mission in big picture terms ===
=== Write a philosophical preamble to the bylaws to define our mission in big picture terms ===