
Issue No 35		15 October 1999

Letters to the Editor

The Very Broad Picture

The knowledge of the development of the universe, the solar system, the evolution of life on this planet, the biosphere and the Noosphere including the laws governing the development of human society places the present political and economic class struggle in a proper context.

The conflict waged by the wage earners to obtain political power by Democratic means, transforming the ownership of production in a planned, organized and rational manner over a period of time coincides with the development of the Noosphere.

The Noosphere

"Noosphere, the sphere of the planet embraced by rational human activity."

According to Vernadsky, "with the emergence and development of human society the biosphere naturally turns into N., because mankind as it's masters the laws of nature, and develops technology, improves the means of production, increasingly transforms nature in line with its requirements."

The idealist ideology of the Capitalists which maintains that capitalism is the ultimate development of the organization of human society with the private ownership of production as the final base for all relationships clearly becomes null and void. To put it mildly such a viewpoint is totally ridiculous and not worthy of any serious consideration. Such views predominate through our present day society. Scientists would do well to apply their thinking in a materialist way to the laws governing society as they do to the laws of nature and matter.

"For it is the biosphere which determines the characteristics, velocity and direction of the evolutionary change of species that are comprised of it. As human society develops, a qualitatively new form of programming is coming into existence. It is planning."

The development at the present time is showing that genetic therapy is to become a reality. The correction of growth abnormalities which are caused by unfavourable hereditary change are on the medical agenda. This research will grow and have profound effects on human societies of the future. The result of this information will raise the stability of the hereditary basis of mankind.

'Noogeniseis implies the development not only of the biosphere and society but of every individual human being.

Ian G Ferguson

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Issue 35 contents

Interview: Strategic Responses
NSW Police Association president Mark Burgess has worked in the coal mines and the waterfront - now he�s the public face of NSW police

Republic: Negative Campaigning
If the Republic fails, one of the main complaints which should be leveled against the ARM is its refusal to play dirty.

Unions: Interpreter smooths the way for Kosovar Refugees
�The people really appreciate what Australia has done for them but they still want to go home," said Ariana Biba, a HREA member who has been worked recently as an interpreter assisting newly arrived refugees from Kosovo.

Education: Count Yorga's Evil Plot
NTEU president Carolyn Allport looks at Kemp's brazen attack on univestities and warns the battle is not won yet.

Safety: Death in the Snowy
Beyond the engineering achievements of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, there is the tragic story of those workers killed or seriously injured in the construction of the project.

International: Why Is the WTO So Anti-Labour?
Driving the cost of labour down appears to be the main priority of the World Trade Organisation

History: The Importance of Tradition
Historical documents bring us into closer contact with the past and its concerns as this 1945 extract from the NSW Nurses Association journal, The Lamp, shows.

Review: McLibel - The Mice That Roared
This documentary is the classic tale of the little guys against the system, a battle for the right to dissent.

Satire: Government Privatises Numbers
Prime Minister John Howard released a new policy on numerals yesterday, to bring them in in line with the Liberal Party's plan to privatise �Pretty much everything before we lose office.�

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