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Paradigm of Transcendent Reality The Paradigm of Transcendent Reality (or Paradigm for short), is the complete set of principles, ideals, strictures, instructions, decrees, offices, structures, institutions, operating principles, and dedicated personnel that are it's essential components. It's main organs of implementation consists of :
The symbol of the promise of the Paradigm is depicted to the left above, while the symbol of the mechanism (how it is implemented) is depicted to the right above. The Promise of the Paradigm is that by following it, and being solidly founded in Reality, we can align our Science, Philosophy, Religion, and Governance to achieve a collective state of enlightenment (epiphany) that allows us transcend ordinary existence, and achieve the higher purpose of expanding into the cosmos.
The Mechanism of the
Paradigm is how it structures itself over human society so it will achieve the
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Academy of
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The Academy of Science (Science for short), under the Paradigm, is its fact-finding body. It is devoted to the investigation, observation, and measurement of our Environment -- as far as we can see, or reach with our scientific instruments. A scientist must have both investigative and analytical skills. The scientist-investigator must be free to use all of the analysis tools validated by the School of Philosophy. Our Science must always be brutally honest and truthful, with no stain of a pre-determined outcomes, hidden agendas, falsified data, or other actions which might cloud its investigations. To that end, the Academy should be independently funded, and not beholding to any outside donor in search of product "validation". That is not to say that all its findings are published to the general public, as there may be findings that provide advantages in conflict or negotiations that are moral to keep as state secrets. The symbol of Science is the torch -- a light searching for things hidden from
view by darkness, distance, intervening obstacle, deception, fog, the cloud
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School of
Philosophy |
The
School of
Philosophy (Philosophy
for short), under the Paradigm, is its analytical and predictive
body. While the Academy may find the "dots," the School
provides the analytical tools to connect the "dots" and make predictions
where hidden "dots" may lie, or when future "dots" may come into being.
The fields of mathematics, logic, inductive and deductive reasoning,
hypothesizing and proofs, etc., are realms under the School.
In practice, an individual must have both investigative and analytical skills, and many individuals may be qualified to serve in either or both Science and/or Philosophy. And it is no accident that the highest achievable academic rank is a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). The symbol of the School of Philosophy is the Greek letter Phi (F), which are the first three letters of the word "philosophy." |
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The religious authority under the Paradigm of Transcendent Reality is the Church of Transcendent Reality (Church, for short). or other name as may be approved by the Seer during his temporal presence, or the Council of Elders, who constitute the executive body of the Church. The function of Religion is to determine morality. Morality is related only to human action or inaction. An action is moral if it benefits the collective society in which it operates. An action is immoral if it is detrimental to the collective society in which it operates. If an action is neither beneficial nor detrimental, it is amoral (neutral.) A moral tenet must meet three tests: The symbol of Religion is an ankh symbol inside an infinity symbol,
signifying enduring values, and the key to eternal existence (which is not
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Governance |
Governance under the Paradigm of Transcendent Reality is all the machinery of government, at all levels, of an independent nation which flies its own flag. The institutions of science and philosophy are fairly similar everywhere, and don't require a large adjustment by governments, except where they barely or don't exist, such as primitive societies. However, the imposition of a common Religion and common moral strictures might be a large adjustment for some societies. But it is required that all nations flying under the guidance of the Paradigm have a common morality. The Church imposes the moral standard, but Governance decides how that moral standard is pragmatically implemented in the society. The generic symbol of Governance
is a blank flag (signifying any government) with the symbol of the
Grand Council embedded somewhere on it,
signifying that the government operates under the
Paradigm of Transcendent Reality, and the authority of the
Grand Council. In a particular
nation, the flag symbol would be that of the nation, with the
Grand Council's symbol imposed upon it. |
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Grand Council |
The Grand Council is made up of appropriate members of each of its four branches -- Religion, Science, Philosophy, and Governance. The Chair of the Council is the Religious representative. However, depending on the issue and degree of impact, the Chair may create a committee headed by any of the branches to study and recommend solutions. The Grand Council may create Petite Councils for each member nation, as necessary. The function of the Grand Council in the Paradigm of Transcendent Reality is to resolve overlap and conflict in activities, actions, and findings that impact more than one branch of the Grand Council. The symbol of the Grand Council is a four-petal fleurette, each overlapping petal representing one of the four functionalities (Religion, Science, Philosophy, and Governance), and the center common circle representing the Grand Council (red is the color of religion, blue the color of science, green the color of philosophy, white the color of governance, and orange the color of the Grand Council.) |
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