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| − | '''Mankind's fundamental resources''' are [[#Material|material]], [[#Energy|energy]], [[# | + | '''Mankind's fundamental resources''' are [[#Material|material]], [[#Energy|energy]], [[#Human intelligence|intelligence]] and [[#Information|information]]. They are actually all ''so'' abundant it is incredible to think that people in this world are still going without basic human necessities. |
In the past a lack of technology could be considered a significant cause of scarcity but that is certainly not a reason today. It is the way that we currently employ our resources that is inefficient and wasteful {{em}} there is no actual fundamental scarcity of material or energy. Current financial mechanisms that create an unnecessary artificial scarcity are one major reason that resources seem restricted, however new emerging ways of co-operating have the potential to fully unlock them. | In the past a lack of technology could be considered a significant cause of scarcity but that is certainly not a reason today. It is the way that we currently employ our resources that is inefficient and wasteful {{em}} there is no actual fundamental scarcity of material or energy. Current financial mechanisms that create an unnecessary artificial scarcity are one major reason that resources seem restricted, however new emerging ways of co-operating have the potential to fully unlock them. | ||
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Revision as of 22:00, 19 November 2006
Mankind's fundamental resources are material, energy, intelligence and information. They are actually all so abundant it is incredible to think that people in this world are still going without basic human necessities.
In the past a lack of technology could be considered a significant cause of scarcity but that is certainly not a reason today. It is the way that we currently employ our resources that is inefficient and wasteful — there is no actual fundamental scarcity of material or energy. Current financial mechanisms that create an unnecessary artificial scarcity are one major reason that resources seem restricted, however new emerging ways of co-operating have the potential to fully unlock them.
