Philosophical Perspective(s)

      While also spurring innovation and strengthening interest in the sciences, mathematics and engineering when they are disclosed to the general public. That said by imposing the stated measures we can regain order and equanimity in the sciences. Achieving a discernible understanding of scientific merit and academic accomplishment. Regaining the spirit of the Feynman era via the collaborative effort and premiership of the PHPR top-scientists.  

          Bringing clarity and admiration to the sciences by virtue of the sacrifice and perseverance of the preeminent scientists and scholars in the Scientific Age.  Forestalling a catastrophe by implementing crisis control -- when there is a breakdown in both decision-making and leadership -- through the cooperative efforts of the leading scholars of theAASTSciences.  

The economic uncertainties evident in globalization and free trade (though both are known to be essential to achieving consolidation of international institutions and national governments) risks to undermine the stable growth the West has enjoyed by magnifying the problem of religious extremism and ultra-nationalism. 

         As a fervent believer in the religious naturalist movement, from Baruch Spinoza to John Dewey, we must strive to deal with the perils evident in the industrialized and developing world, i.e., climate change, nuclear proliferation, militarism, and organized terrorism.  Religious naturalism is an umbrella theology that includes all the planets religions celebrating the natural world and global history.  While integrating such universal concepts as compassion and personal morality, while also demolishing its superstitious and dogmatic beliefs with advances in the natural sciences and the arts -- or human knowledge.

      Though the Earth remains our cradle of birth an important and healthy transition in human growth must include the colonization of space, by using the terraformic process and constructing space-habitats, if we are to avoid the possibility of both environmental and human destruction.  The ecology, from the mountains, forest, fields, marshes, sand dunes, beaches, and oceans all remain a vital element in our ability to relate, as animals, to our planet, and eventually the solar system and deep space.  We should never condition ourselves to believe that Earth is humanity's permanent home, for the possibility of calamity brought on by carelessness and warfare makes it inevitable that we must consider the option to find a way to preserve human survival from uncertain scenarios of mass extinction.  Yet the planet Earth remains humanity's temporary home until we achieve interstellar propulsion and star-gates; hence, we should continue to avoid direct communication with other forms of higher intelligence.  It's important that we develop quietly and not attempt to promote our existence to other life-forms whom may harbor either a self-defeating benevolence or intentions to take advantage of our vulnerability.  We should search for Earth-like planets, determine their potential habitability, try to eavesdrop on them using radio telescopes and satellites, but remain passive until we've learn enough about their progress and culture to be certain that they do not pose a direct threat to long-term species survival.  Only then can the internationalist model be sought-after by achieving peaceful First Contact.  Where humanity will be able to establish new habitable zones consistent with what's required to sustain human life and tranquility since co-habitation with other extraterrestrial civilizations will not be entirely achievable.