Ascendance - A New Hope for America

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Ascendance is the new political philosophy for the 21st century that offers hope for managing our technological future, dealing with looming problems, breaking through the political gridlock, and providing proven approaches to making the world a better place for citizens of the United States and the world.

Ascendance is being published for the first time on this site. Feel free to message us with your thoughts. This is the first step in our desire to reform out political process and make our institutions function for the benefit of humanity's future.

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Chapter 1

We Can All Be Happier, Healthier, and Wealthier

An intro to Ascendance and how it addresses the problems and opportunities of an increasingly complex world.
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Chapter 2

Knowledge Creation & Universal Ascendance

South of Boston is Plimoth Plantation, a living history museum which demonstrates how the Pilgrims lived when they came to America in 1... Read Chapter

Chapter 3

Humans are Unique in the Universe

The universe is 13.8 billion years old, and life on Earth is 3.5 billion years old. Humans have existed for 300,000 years, transforming the planet and achieving remarkable feats. Our survival
hinges on knowledge to prevent catastrophic events. Expanding and preserving life is our purpose, leveraging our unique capacity for knowledge creation. Humanity's goal is to master and protect our
world, ensuring our continued existence and prosperity.
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Chapter 4

All Are Welcome and Needed

To reach our best, we must harness the knowledge creating abilities of everyone - every race, creed, religion, sexual orientation, and more. And we must encourage the growth of human populations to
increase the rate of knowledge creation.
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Chapter 5

Science and Religion

In the time of the Greeks and Romans, little was truly understood about the world. To explain natural phenomena, society developed myth... Read Chapter

Chapter 6

THE POWER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE & CONSTITUTION

The United States Constitution is a remarkable document. Incredibly enlightened, it represents ideals which even the Founding Fathers d... Read Chapter

Chapter 7

Capitalism

Capitalism is the best means for organizing human activity that we have found - so far. Since capitalism’s emergence in the 18t... Read Chapter

Chapter 8

Keep Power As Close to the Ground as Possible

I live in a small city in Massachusetts, and I’m relatively aware of the issues that the town faces. I know that the cost of real est... Read Chapter

Chapter 9

COMPROMISE IS KEY - 70% IS BETTER THAN NOTHING

The founding of the United States was not preordained or ensured. The framers argued and debated many topics, perhaps none so veh... Read Chapter

Chapter 10

SERVICE AND SACRIFICE NEEDED

Creating knowledge is not easy. Those who strive to do so often risk life, reputation, and wealth. The biggest knowledge creators must ... Read Chapter

Chapter 11

THE TRUTH COMES FROM DATA AND INSIGHT

As we have discussed, humanity has benefited almost immeasurably from its adoption of the scientific method. Today, more people on the ... Read Chapter

Chapter 12

Impacting the World

And so I have laid out the key principles that form the foundation of a new philosophy that will propel this nation to heights never be... Read Chapter

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Recent Comments

Mr. Numi Who

Good start, nice principles, but they are all still very vague, and you genuflect to religion (the powers that be, even Newton and Einstein did it to stay safe), which is not a good thing. If you stopped here, nothing would work, it is too weak. I will read on...

Fri, July 19th, 2024 7:53pm

Eraser

I like where you're going. Maga is crazy and Dems are pathetic. I feel like there is a need for a new way to think about our politics and the world. I'm interested in learning more.

Wed, February 5th, 2025 4:04am

Cobber

Both parties are crap. It's time for something new and this could very well be it. I like how you start off big picture and drill it down to the implications for the world and the US. Makes sense to me. Where do I sign up?

Fri, February 7th, 2025 4:27pm