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interweave in interplanetary, interstellar and intergalactic space, until, ultimately,

the Universe itself integratively transcends into the omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent

Human history used to be one of city-states, where each city-state organism consisted of a single nuclear city, usually fortified and heavily defended - heavily defended, that is, against other single-city-states. But there came a point in history when the city-organisms in each other's vicinity found it more beneficial for all concerned to integrate into inter-city societies, the more advanced of which would transcend into national organisms. The point to note here is that the cities within the same nation no longer needed inter-city defense, and protection of the realm moved up to the level of the nation against external threat. On this level, it is international defense.

On the personal level, recall the Wild West, where everyone was armed against everyone else - at which time inter-metabion defense was the order of the day as contrasted against today, when citizens walk in crowded streets, unarmed, unmolested and unafraid, in both cases not sparing a thought that inside the body of everyone in a street, gun-slingers and by-standers alike, is a highly integrated and transcended cellular society, where the cells live in perfect harmony and need no mutual defense, as opposed to the lawless, amoeba-eat-amoeba world of non-social cells, where inter-cellular defense is very much needed..

Human history today is one of nations, where each national organism consists of multiple specialized-cooperative social-city-organisms. But whereas the cities of the same nations live in trust, peace and harmony, the nations themselves relate to each other in suspicion, hostility, discord and violence. But while they struggle along shortsightedly, in trial and error, without a blue print, without a master-plan, the nations, almost by instinct, have already developed the rudiments of a global international society, which could integratively transcend into a single planetary organism. In a planetary organism, the specialized-cooperative nations no longer need nation-level military forces against the military forces of other nations. Defense of the realm would have been moved up to the level of the planetary organism - a planetary defense force against external threats, such as asteroids, or potential but improbable alien invasions.

The way to peace on all levels is the very universal I.T. - Integrative Transcendence. It was the way we were created, and the way we will create. And so will it be the way for the nations to achieve world peace.

Since the integrative transcendence of Planetary Organism Earth implies the total absence of the military on the national level, the global disarmament movement has been on the right track all along. Now is the time to re-energize, rejuvenate and re-strategize this movement.

It is not just disarmament for disarmament's sake. It is to free two birds with one key. Today, the nations are collectively expending $1 trillion a year on their national-level military. At the same time, the planet has a high medical bill to pay - in terms of the Six Planetary Diseases - and seems destitute in this regard. Reduce the global arms expenditure by, say 10%, and $100 billion would be liberated for such needed projects as environmental repair, endangered species preservation, renewable energy technology R & D, medical research, space exploration, etc. If all nations agree to reduce their own military budget by 10% of their existing levels, there would be no relative diminishing of strength nor disturbance in the power balance. The world, however, would be a safer place, and a better place if soldiers fight, say, poachers, instead of other soldiers. A U.N.-level agency of course will have to be created for the management of the funds thus released for peaceful purposes. The various militaries and arms merchants and those with military conquest ambitions would be against it, but the vast majority of all peoples of the world would be in favor of it.

In view of this, Anthony Marr - wildlife preservationist, environmental campaigner, evolutionary theorist, animal rights activist... - will embark on a global odyssey in pursuit of this quest. The Western U.S. segment will occur March 17 - May 11. He will meet with leading peace groups enroute.

When Anthony Marr enters a city, he will make a general presentation of his plans, hold a post-speech strategizing discussion with the groups present, and build a global disarmament coalition. He has conducted similar campaign-lecture tours on animal rights issues, the longest one being in 2003/2004, when he toured 40 states in 7 months (see www.HOPE-CARE.org). On these tours, Anthony Marr received generous support and hosting from local groups. On this global disarmament tour, likewise.

Please offer your support for this endeavor, and host a speaking event for Anthony Marr in your city. Contact 604-222-1169, [email protected]

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