williams@kirk.DEC (John Williams 223-3402) (05/07/85)
The Artificial Manifesto Hmmm . . . There appear to be survivalists in this newsgroup. As I understand it, survivalists recognize that the bulk of rules governing society are artificial, that is to say, that evolution is enforced by artificial selection. They naturally expect a breakdown of this artificial system, and wish to prepare themselves for survival when decomposition reduces these back to natural laws. It is not so clear whether these artificially enforced laws will break down, however, for a simple reason, that being that the artificial laws we have in modern society have a fairly close alignment with natural laws, in an analogical transposition, and that evolution is maintained, but in a relatively peaceful environment. Now, we know that natural laws work. This is the essence of what I am saying. In order for artificial laws to work as well, they must coincide along some transposition with natural laws, otherwise, they would not work. What we are witnessing today is the integration of a community, in many ways similar to the integration that has already occurred at a cellular level, that allows specialization, and enhances intelligence and learning potential. ( It is very difficult to learn when your first mistake causes your expiration ) So, although we consider ourselves individuals, society still tends to act as a whole. Individuals act as symbols within this intelligence, with the survival of that symbol is dependent upon acceptance from the majority. Now this survival has been transposed, meaning that if society does not like the symbol you represent, you are free to change, that is, learn from your mistake. One of the most important criteria for any set of artificial laws is that it must coincide closely with natural ones. It has been proposed many times that mankind's intelligence has evolved more out of social interactions than anything else. This is a good example of artificial selection as a species interaction, with communication in particular being one of the more remarkable traits. Something that is important to remember is how these artificial laws are enforced and supported. We could not support " life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness " without the enforcement of the militia, and we are responsible as benefactors of society to make sure that these foundations are well established. If too much emphasis is placed on the militia, then it is natural for society to degenerate into violence. Militia is protection against the occasional exception, and is essentially useless without social programming. It is natural that during the early stages of development the social integrity have a heirarchical structure, but, as communication develops, the structure should begin to look more autonomous. We must also recognize that artificial laws will never exactly coincide with natural ones, and that we must observe deviations from this, to modify laws that do not accommodate evolution on some suitable transposition. So, the survivalist movement presents a symbol within society that should serve to remind us our where the foundations are. That we should not accept artificial laws as natural ones, but should always be keeping a watchful eye on how the natural laws are preserved, and to maintain the rules so that evolution follows a natural pattern. To a large extent, you will find that governments do not follow their particular political ideals, but rather approach a more natural coexistence from an ideal, changing the laws that simply do not work. Socialism does not allow for active competition, in it's most ideal form, and capitalism does not account for the common intelligence and the way in which harmful symbols may effect society as a whole. As a matter of fact, the government acts to provide a proper blend of these two particular ideals that is appropriate to our phase of evolutionary development. We cannot make the mistake of thinking that we are somehow able to isolate ourselves from our environment, and in particular, our social environment, for it is indeed our participation that allows the continued peaceful transposition. John Williams < Right ?>