I just read an article in the May issue of Wired about the Georgia Guidestones, aka the American Stonehenge. The Guidestones are a huge granite monument built in 1980 by a mysterious man who called himself R. C. Christian. I was very intrigued. The main point of interest is that the message is pretty much in agreement with the philosophy of HumansTogether. The possible exceptions are the limit to the population and the bit about reproduction “fitness.” (Although one can imagine a value system that favored these limitations in order to produce a less competitive and more abundant, healthy species.)

The premise of the Guidestones seems to be that earth has had a global catastrophe and needs some guidelines in creating civilization 2.0. So the apocalyptic vision is something we want to avoid, but in general, the global approach is something that we can get behind. Here’s what is written on the slabs in 8 languages:

MAINTAIN HUMANITY UNDER 500,000,000
IN PERPETUAL BALANCE WITH NATURE

GUIDE REPRODUCTION WISELY —
IMPROVING FITNESS AND DIVERSITY

UNITE HUMANITY WITH A LIVING
NEW LANGUAGE

RULE PASSION — FAITH — TRADITION
AND ALL THINGS
WITH TEMPERED REASON

PROTECT PEOPLE AND NATIONS
WITH FAIR LAWS AND JUST COURTS

LET ALL NATIONS RULE INTERNALLY
RESOLVING EXTERNAL DISPUTES
IN A WORLD COURT

AVOID PETTY LAWS AND USELESS
OFFICIALS

BALANCE PERSONAL RIGHTS WITH
SOCIAL DUTIES.

PRIZE TRUTH — BEAUTY — LOVE —
SEEKING HARMONY WITH THE
INFINITE

BE NOT A CANCER ON THE EARTH —
LEAVE ROOM FOR NATURE —
LEAVE ROOM FOR NATURE