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You don't need to get rid of religion you have to outgrow the need for it. In other words, instead of hoping for the good life, you make the good life.

Jacque Fresco

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Jacque Fresco
Age: 101 †
Born: 1916
Born: March 13
Died: 2017
Died: May 18
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The teachings or the information in the Venus project is not what Jacque Fresco dictates. It’s first doing a survey of the carrying capacity of a given environment and maintaining a population in accordance of the Earth's resources, not Fresco's opinion.
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People will continue to search for answers to universal and perplexing problems. But to find meaningful answers, one must first know what questions to ask.
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As long as superstition and ignorance prevail, humanity will fall short of eradicating war, poverty, and hunger.
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