This space has been created to display, discuss and contribute ideas that build the thought of an intellectual movement and citizen action, based on the ideals of progress through knowledge, ethics and virtue. This is a first step towards a company that is very ambitious but also very necessary, and it is essential to achieve the true development of Venezuelan society. By this means we can keep in touch and coordinate actions, regardless of distance, and at the same time, develop written ideas and proposals that will emerge. This is a step due to its proven commitment to social change based on ethics and knowledge, the first step of hopefully many more who are now beginning to this forum. are many reasons for the creation of a movement like this and are well known to us. And that bridge the great injustices that humanity suffers in every age and in every geography, is the highest commitment that each generation should arise. Particularly in our country, this should not involve the search of an unattainable utopia naive, but in the commitment to act consistently in terms of our ability to reach as many potential welfare and justice in our society.
It is therefore paradoxical that, although never before in the history of our country had enjoyed many resources and possibilities to achieve this goal, had never before been so many aberrations to which this has been submitted. Largely because, as you said Carl Sagan, to: "Much of the process of making decisions affecting the future of our civilization is simply in the hands of quacks."
And not just talkers, but in many cases, absolute in the hands of incompetent, poor and corrupt, who at the expense of the naivete of the masses through demagoguery, are able to manipulate entire populations, absorb resources, and in some cases, to condemn the most resounding failures, all based on narrow interests. Then , How can it be possible that in a time where our species has reached a record high in their development and their knowledge, roles that should be natural for members of society equipped with more integrity, talent and knowledge are occupied by charlatans?.
Mohandas Gandhi may have found the answer. In his "Seven Social Sins," which is an extremely bright X-ray synthesized the main causes of the injustices of our society, the Mahatma said two particularly as scientists, intellectuals and academics have to lead to reflection and, particularly in For me, I have deeply marked, as they call attention to the essence of the problem in question: the "knowledge without character" and "science without humanity."
The first refers to all those who have knowledge (in which lies the ability to change things) and do not enjoy it. It is not only knowledge but also the honesty, leaving empty spaces in the absence of anything better, are occupied by traditional quacks. The second calls for reflection to all those who gifted seek and create knowledge for knowledge, totally disconnected from humanity and society, without meditating on their applications and their implications. All this happens for many reasons, that no matter how valid they are or may be, do not deny the responsibility that they have to be major participants in the plans of the company.
Therefore, we are taking the first step towards possible Venezuela, which inevitably requires us to recognize our natural and inalienable duty to the present and future of humanity, of our country and our society. Recognize that knowledge itself is of minor, and only reaches its highest value to the extent that it becomes a transforming agent, builder and elevating the spirit and the human condition. Required to assume that there is no commitment more important than humanity itself, but not only the commitment in the abstract but in its most tangible and direct, that it has the face of common man, common suffering, common necessity .... Commitment to those for which the consequences of ideas and actions of "quacks" do not live in the ethereal world of the theoretical conceptualizations, but those tested, suffer and suffer from its mistakes in the flesh.
Our country and our people are so promising that offers plenty of reasons to believe that these ideas will eventually home in the minds and hearts of Venezuelans virtuous, talented, committed and willing to change to act to achieve exemplary. We know in our country there are many such people, and even more, we know that this requires that they act in a coherent and organized. To achieve this we commit our minds and hearts to this project of life, taking actions that reflect the light of our ideas and the conviction to use science as a means of consciousness to bring Venezuela to the path of progress. Edison Durán
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