Challenging Reality: Brave New World

"Brave New World" is the fourth programme in the "Challenging Reality" series written and presented by futurist Christopher Barnatt. . Part I focuses on the inevitable future challenges of Peak Oil, Peak Water, global pandemics and climate change. Part II then discusses some potential "future solutions", including more local living, the Death of Economics and placing more women in authority.

The programme was first shown on Controversial TV (UK Sky Channel 200) on 13th October 2009. For more information, including a full transcript, please visit http://www.ExplainingTheFuture.com/reality or the forums at http://edgemediatv.com/forum

Except where otherwise credited and used with appropriate permissions, all video, audio and music materials in this programme were produced by and are copyright Christopher Barnatt 2009.

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[MjolnerBane]

ExplaningTheFuture, I must object. You make it sound like the soviet - and soviet aligned nations - were NOT communism. Marxism-Leninism, Stalinism, Maoism, and so forth. Is not communism.

"One thing I know, a marxist I'm not."

-Karl Marx

[ExplainingTheFuture]

@MjolnerBane My apologies, that was not my intention. Clearly the USSR et al were communist. Sorry.

[Phaedron777]

When a world is young the energy is masculine, expansive, an outward breath, but now it is an inward breath, ingoing and miraculously scientific, moreover it is a feminine age because having a so called perfect world government system in place effectively destroys the masculine ability to have any true power completely. Henceforth women did not gain rights, in reality we have all become women. Were people righteous instead of evil it would be enough for each house to be soverign in its own right

[ExplainingTheFuture]

@Phaedron777 Yes, I agree with this. To rise to future challenges we need to promote women and female traits in the decision making mechanisms of humanity. We have had a male-led society for too long, and look where it has got us (would Lehman Sisters have got into such a mess?!). The critical skills of the 21st century have to be cooperation and community building -- not competition and constant, over-zealous risk taking -- and the former are more commonly female traits.

[ExplainingTheFuture]

@Phaedron777 Wonderful.

[jashot7]

This series has a look and feel placing it in the late 1980s or early 1990s. Yet, it was produced in 2010! This may not work in your favor, but I personally absolutely love it. I'm addicted.

[ExplainingTheFuture]

@jashot7 I known exactly what you men about the feel of the shows. I guess I liked the 1980s and 1990s! :-) Thanks your positive feedback.

[Xechorizo]

If religion stopped dominating our focus - I'm sure we'd be on our way to addressing real issues.

[ocean514]

Outstanding.

[johnson1095]

@Xechorizo

i'm actually a Quaker but my family is really religous.

i try not to discuss religion too much since i get really angry & depressed since my dad & grandpa died a while ago and i can't stand to think about never seeing them again and them never seeing my grow up.

Plus, on top of that, i barely have any good memories of my dad except near the end.

there's not a day that goes by that i think of blowing my brains out.

i feel like i'm living in a world where it's every man for themselves

[Xechorizo]

@johnson1095

You didn't. Those minorities aren't exactly willing to put aside their differences, but we have a lot of responsibility and power via our beliefs. They're not exactly compatible. We obviously share the planet and we're all in this together, but confronting religion is how I show love for my neighbor when some of them start acting like this.

I've been a believer, just as many believers have also questioned their faith.

[Xechorizo]

@johnson1095

Moderation in all things, including moderation. "Extreme" doesn't have to involve violence...

[Xechorizo]

@johnson1095

Don't mean to make this about you:

I'm talking about the motivation behind those people who throw this one life we get under a bus, for an afterlife they're been promised by a religion. They're in the minority, but they're only a single example of how common religions hinder the world.

That doesn't mean every religious person is a zealot, but that the implications of these beliefs can be serious when they finally meet reality. I know what it's like; I've been a believer, too.

[johnson1095]

@Xechorizo

We need to strive to all be moderate. extreme ANYTHING (left or right) is just bad news.

[johnson1095]

@Xechorizo

When in ANY OF THAT did i talk about blowing shit up or killing people???

[Xechorizo]

@johnson1095

That's fine until our differences fly planes into buildings or blow up abortion centers.

[johnson1095]

@Xechorizo

We just need to put aside our differences PERIOD.

I get so sick of hearing people talk trash to each other on the internet

We're ALL in this together (no matter what you happen to believe) & the quicker we all realize it, the better we'll be.

It's the only way i see us surviving.

We all need to learn to have humility, charity for the needy, and love for our fellow neighbor.

[MjolnerBane]

@ExplainingTheFuture Oh, I believe I've made a fool out of myself. " - were not communism" should be " - were communistic" or however you bend it grammatically.

But it's alright ^^ just wanted to point it out. Ideology is a tricky thing!

Great videos by the way, I'll recommend them to my biology teacher :D