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AI Summary
This document contains a series of emails from Joseph P. Firmage, founder of the International Space Sciences Organization, discussing his views on various scientific and societal issues, including the potential for new discoveries in physics, the implications of Y2K, and the importance of addressing environmental and military concerns. Firmage emphasizes the need for a unified human approach to future challenges and the role of science in understanding our existence.
Key Findings
- Firmage discusses the significance of scientific anomalies and their implications for humanity. - He expresses optimism about upcoming revolutions in understanding physics and consciousness. - The document highlights the urgency of addressing ecological crises and the Y2K problem. - Firmage advocates for a shift in military priorities towards peacekeeping and global cooperation. - He emphasizes the need for a new paradigm in understanding the cosmos and humanity's place within it.
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",~RMS Email System Page 1 of3 RECORD TYPE: FEDERAL (NOTES MAIL) CREATOR: The Kairos <thekairos@the-word-is-truth.org> The Kairos <thekairos@the-wo CREATION DATE!TIME:16-JAN-1999 15:32:49.00 SUBJECT: The Truth TEXT: Hello friend, My name is Joseph P. Firmage. You are receiving this message either because you have visited my Internet book site at www.TheWordlsTruth.org, or someone considered it important to refer your e-mail address to me to include in this disttibution. Broadcast messages from me will not be frequent, so don't worry about me cluttering up your mailbox. Following this brief introduction, I have provide~ below a URL which will direct you to an "editor's cut" condensed edition'of my book, The Truth, published on November 25th" 1998. This condensed edition is first available only in a Microsoft Word 97 file formatI, other formats ,will be added later. A hardback version of the complete b90k as it. stands will become available later this year. I understand anp,appreciate that it is impossible for many of you to allocate enough time to read a several hundred page book, particularly online, so I have! taken the time to provide a proper summary, of its contents and claims., I've spent millions of dollars to communicate this information at no cost to you, so it is not asking much to take a quiet moment and at th~ very least read this shortened version. I don't ask that you believe, :just that you read' and consider. The Truth represents a rather large hypothesis, whose overall conclusion has enormous implications for every si:ngle human on Earth. I have written the book from the perspective of a: generalist, with the collaboration of many well-respected specialists.; The specialization in which I have been most deeply ,educated is computer 'science, and, more recently, the Internet economy. But that's qnly the latest step in my particular journey. . It started from a passion for the stars, sparked1by wondrous science fiction shown throughout my youth. It grew into a commitment to science, and physics ~n particular. The desire td comprehend the deepest functions and meaning of physics evolved 'into a study of scientific anomalies -always where fundamental ~ew discoveries emerge. Unfortunately, 5-10 years ago, such anom~lies found no root in a rational explanatory hypothesis, and therefore the underlying observations have been rejected by science .. Frustrated, I left the domain years ago to concentrate exclusively on a!growing involvement in computing and communications and various related enterprises. i Sparked again 14 months ago by one of the most remarkable events in my life to date, I returned to these domains to study more recent developments, now aided by the communications reach of the Internet. found extremely well-respected scientists whose ~emarkable new theories began to clearly explain the anomalies. j. The pieces of those old puzzles then began to assemble into a majestic picture, motivating me to return attention to studying a broad cross~section of works as a generalist. Adding fuel to the fire is a growing; understanding that I ~ .' ARMS Email System the future of our biosphere and our civilization is at risk and ! depends in fundamental ways upon the types of discoveries I discuss on the book. Why are generalists useful to the world? Because we predict the future for the whole of civilization, not simply a single branch of study. As within any field of specialists, many generalistsiare frequently wrong' and many generalists are frequently right. I've chosen to put forth a testable hypothesis which is concisely stated in 17 phrases. The details underneath these phrases are each important, but more important is the coherence of the overall pattern. It is certain that several of the details in a work of this scale ar~ incorrect. But the plausibility of the overall hypothesis requires ohly that there is good evidence for each primary logical step. Naturally, there ,should be a lot of evidence supporting each logical step in order to make the assertions I am making.; I believe such evidence is now in print, across my book and in those books referenced by me. You might think that I am distraught over wild exaggerations in the press and the resulting possibility of damage to my credibility and career, given my choice to communicate this infor~ation so publicly. Indeed, though I am no longer with the firm, I ha~e helped to create a $2+ billion dollar enterprise at the pinnacle of ! the Internet communications revolution just before the dawn of! the new millennium. It's a great place and time to build a career: But, actually, I am more excited than ever before in my life, despite the frightening challenges we all face that I describe below. Wha't I have put together is quality information, I have studied it f~r ove:r a decade, and its implications are an order of magnitude more fundamental than you have …
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