Towards Biocracy

Towards Biocracy is a non-profit transnational community promoting the protection of life and the respect of all minorities as political model enhancing modern democracy.

You are welcome to contribute to these pages as long as you share our goals and values and do not promote hatred, violence, racism, discrimination, insults, vandalism, or insanity. Critical thinking is encouraged as long as the goal is to help us find solutions to the problems along our way.

We treasure life (From the greek Bio) above all other values and as such we aim at solving world issues with non-violent means (we will never impose our views by violent means) and over long periods of time, using diplomacy and dialogue. We seek to avoid all forms of violence including war, terrorism, and repression.

The best recent example of what should not be done is the war in Irak and subsequent civil war through daily acts of deadly terrorism between Muslims. Although Saddam Hussein was a terrible dictator and murderer, the war in Irak has caused more death than Saddam would probably have ever caused if we had allowed enough time for his natural departure.

The best example of what can be done is the European Union which has enabled long-lasting peace between formerly belligerent countries and after to world-wars.

World-wide Biocracy will not be achieved overnight, this work will take decades to produce significant results. This is about defining new values, educating the world to these new values and allowing time for these values to penetrate the majority of the world population eventually leading to a natural transition towards world-wide Biocracy.

The biggest challenge to modern democracy is the respect of minorities. Democracy being the rule by the majority does not specifically address minorities rights. Under-respected and frustrated minorities then tend to fall into terrorism. Therefore terrorism might be considered a response to the oppressive rule of the majority. Of course we condemn all forms of terrorism but we try to understand its roots to better address the challenges it poses to the world. We therefore believe that war cannot be a solution against terrorism.

In the middle-east conflit, Arabs and Muslims fight what they believe is an injustice (the creation of the state of Israel) imposed by the majority at the United Nations so technically in a democratic way.

Some Islamic democracies want to impose a religious belief as the basis of law and even in countries where the vast majority of citizens are Muslims, this does not guaranty the respect of minorities within those countries.

Biocracy is not the rule of the majority over all minorities and individuals but the rule of the majority protecting all minorities and individuals. In this sense, Biocracy is therefore an enhancement of democracy that we recognize as a valid foundation.

If this was applied in the middle-east, everyone would be protecting all minorities regardless of religion or beliefs. Of course this is currently a utopia as these minorities are eager to fight each other believing that the other minorities are “bad”, but over time, union within the respect and protection of each other is the only viable and peaceful solution.

We do not believe that “God made man to his own image”. We do not believe that the Bible was inspired by God. We do not believe that mankind is the only intelligent lifeform in the Universe. We believe that these former views are egocentric and as such are probably as far from the truth as “The sun rotating around the earth”.

We believe that God, if (neither he nor she) exists, created the Universe with a Goal and that this Goal is yet unknown to us. We believe that this Goal is not the destruction of life or the limitation to any primitive point in the evolution of the Universe. Towards this Goal we scientifically observe that the Universe has developed life, mankind, and (on earth) has yet to create an intelligent civilisation that will live in peace and in respect of the Universe creation trying to humbly understand from where it comes from and where it is going without destroying its environment (the Universe itself).

Most religions have divided mankind among groups that sooner or later would engage into wars because they would think that they hold The absolute truth. These beliefs in an absolute truth have lead to to the rejection of critical thinking resulting in violent confrontations with whomever disagreed.

Very few modern democracies have overcome these problems by providing freedom of religion and truly separating religion from political power.

In the United States, unfortunately, presidents still swear on the Bible during inaugural addresses and the pledge of allegiance makes specific references to God (added in 1954 - The Pledge of Allegiance, A Short History, by Dr. John W. Baer).

While changing the pledge of allegiance, on June 14 (Flag Day), 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower said (The Pledge of Allegiance): "In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America's heritage and future; in this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be our country's most powerful resource in peace and war." Notice “''spiritual weapons .. our .. most powerful resource in .. war''”.

Authors (please add your name if you edit this page): Jean Vincent, Towards Biocracy Founder.

External Links to related projects and references (this is not and endorsement of these projects): - Biocracy by Michael W. Stowell - Biocracy basics - Transnational Democracy : Theories and Prospects - Biopolis