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»	The New Middle Ages of the US With every progressive milestone this nation achieves, such as the legalization of gay marriage in 2015, Christian fanaticism grows. Certainly, in retaliation against these commendable policies, they strangle liberties elsewhere, like reversing Roe v. Wade and ending the once-lauded constitutional right to abortion. If US citizens do not take an adamant stand against these changes, we may find ourselves no better than those living in Islamic theocracies. Louisiana citizens are the latest to befall such medieval decisions. On June 19, 2024 state Governor Jeff Landry passed a law mandating every public school classroom to display the Ten Commandments. They must be shown prominently and clearly, and schools must have them in place by 2025. While Landry justifies this by saying the Commandments have 'historical significance,' this is a weak argument when confronted by the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights - another document with historical significance yet is not required to be displayed in every classroom - which states we 'shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...' The law is just part of this religious trend with conservative lawmakers. Last month, Louisiana legislators also banned abortion, declaring abortion pills as dangerous controlled substances. Elsewhere, states like Texas and Florida passed laws allowing religious chaplains to provide mental health services or support for public school students. There are critics of these laws. Maitreya Rael, founder and leader of the Raelian Movement, advocates for freedom in all things, including religion. He spoke in 2006 about the Western world potentially sliding backward towards religious policies that favor discrimination and constrict peoples' rights. "...he western world must continue to accelerate its progressive reforms which allow it to completely destroy the last puritanical and conventional traces inherited from the oppressive Judeo-Christian traditions," he said that year. That was almost 20 years ago, and it seems like the US is struggling in this regard. In order to destroy these last traces, as Maitreya Rael says, we must start with the children. We must reconsider the values we expose to them. How much time and effort is taken teaching the names of military generals, brutal colonizers, and tyrannical kings compared to the names of the brilliant inventors of daily objects like toilets, laundry machines, dishwashers, and the automobile? How can we drill the details of the Magna Charta but omit the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? This is the document that should be in every classroom. If we are thoroughly examining our children's education, we must critique religion itself - monotheistic beliefs in particular. After the World Trade Centers were attacked in 2001, Maitreya Rael said, "Whether it is the Bible, the Gospel, or the Koran, all these sacred books spread hatred, intolerance, and encourage violence and barbarism." The very nature of monotheism and its traditions endorse discrimination and conflict - after all, if there is only One God and you believe a different one then one must be wrong and the other right. He continues in his speech, ...such texts must no longer be taught to children! Because the fact is that while the world cries over the victims of Manhattan, there are children who are receiving a religious education that will turn them into the terrorists of tomorrow who will in turn create new strife among different religious schools. To post the First Commandment in a classroom, which says, 'You shall have no other gods before me,' is to instill intolerance of those who believe in a different one! We must embrace tolerance and celebrate the differences among each other. However, we cannot impose them onto others, nor throw out decades of freedom and liberty, all of which are happening more and more in this country. We must teach our youth tolerance, respect, and fraternity for all other men and women, regardless of their ethnicity, culture, or religion. Rob Sansone
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Date published: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 20:00:56 +0000

International Day of Paradism: For a world without work, without money, and without powers, thanks to Artificial Intelligence

May 1st marks the International Day of Paradism (paradism.org). Within the context of the exponential and inevitable development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Raelians declare that these technologies offer hope and a bright future for our humanity, freed from work, money, and power.

“AGI is an extraordinary step forward, and if used in the service of human well-being and fulfillment, it is the key to a new level of civilization as well as a society of leisure and abundance known as Paradism,” explained Jean-Pierre Saulnier, Raelian Guide and spokesman for Paradism in Europe.

Recent progress in the creation of AGI has caused growing concern around the world, even among those who designed them. “AGI fears are misplaced. It is not the excess of intelligence that we should fear, but rather the lack of love," he added.

According to a recently published article by Jarel Aymonier, engineer and leader of the International Campaign for Paradism, intelligence is defined as the ability to process information quickly and accurately. Although very powerful, it is neutral, neither inherently good nor bad. It is the use of intelligence that can be powerfully good or powerfully bad (see https://paradism.org/news.php?item.93.4).

“The development of AGI is excellent news," continued Jean-Pierre Saulnier. “It will bring down capitalism by eliminating work and money, and the controlling powers of the elite. AGI can better represent human beings than politicians because its sole purpose will be to help people self-govern and make collective decisions."

In view of this new model for our humanity, the spokesperson emphasizes that governance by AGI is a democratic anarchy. “It is a form of anarchy because there is no need for a power structure and direct democracy when AGI is designed to serve humans."

The Paradism concept was first thought of by Raël, founder and spiritual leader of the International Raelian Movement, and the first campaign was launched in 2009. Its goal is to turn the Earth into a paradise. Based on the rise of new technologies and their application, Paradism is a political system in which the working class and all forms of human labor are replaced by robots, nanobots, and computers, capable of doing much better than humans. Under such conditions, humans can instead devote their lives to their personal development and to doing what makes them happy: creating, doing research, studying, practicing art, etc.

"An AGI designed to love us and used with humanistic values is a guarantee for a wonderful future, more abundant, more equitable, more just, and more satisfying than anything we have ever known and imagined. That is what Paradism would look like," concluded Jean -Pierre Saulnier.

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Friday 28 April 2023