I'm sure you've all heard about it.

我確定你們全部的人都聽過它

But a Resource Based Economy is entirely different than anything

但資源導向型經濟與過去任何存在過的東西

that has ever existed in the past.

是完全不同的

Most decisions were made by kings, politicians, statesmen

大部份的決定是由過去的國王 政治家所作

but nothing based upon resources.

但不是基於資源

To better understand the meaning of a Resource Based Economy

為了更佳地瞭解資源導向型經濟的意義

picture an island somewhere in the South Pacific.

首先想像一個在南太平洋某處的島嶼

And you really want to know how many people

那麼你就確實想要知道那座島嶼

can that island support and to what degree

能夠支持多少人的生活 以及這座島嶼

can the extravagance of the island be maintained.

能提供奢侈品到什麼程度

First, you have to know how much wood there is

首先 你必須知道有多少木材

how much water, how much arable land.

有多少水 多少可耕地

Once you do a survey of the resources of that island

一旦你調查了該島嶼的資源

that can best be the method for determining

那才能成為決定該島嶼

how many people it will support.

能支持多少人的最佳方針

If the materials do not exist, you can only design a culture

如果沒有存在必要的物資 你就只能設計一個

based upon the materials that do exist.

基於該現存物資的文化

You can only grow food based upon the arable land area

你只能在可耕地區域中種植食物

and the water surrounding the island

以及利用島嶼周圍的水

the fish, crustaceans, all the other things.

魚類 甲殼動物和其它東西

And if you have an agronomist on your island

如果你在島上有一位農業專家

or a series of them, they can advise you

或一群農業專家 他們就可以建議你

as what is best to grow in that tropical region.

在該熱帶區域中種植什麼才是最好的

So you really need technical competence

所以你確實需要技術能力

in order to arrive at decisions that make sense.

以達到合理的決策

You cannot arrive at decisions

你不能透過共識

that make sense by consensus.

來達成合理的決策

By asking people what they want.

不是去問人們想要什麼

You have to find out what the island has to offer.

而是你必需找出該島嶼能提供什麼

And that's what you can determine the future by.

這才是你能夠決定未來面貌的依據

All other systems will fail.

其它的所有系統將會失靈

Politicians have opinions about everything

政治家對每件事都有意見

and information about nothing in particular.

但又都沒有相關特定的資訊

Therefore you understand

因此你就會瞭解到

that the decisions are not made by the majority of people.

決策不是由大多數的人們所作成的

They are made by the majority of people that have technical competence

而是由擁有技術能力的大多數人作成

that have information in the areas you wish to excel in

這些人擁有你希望能精通的知識

and methods of scientific scales of performance.

和科學展演規模的方法

If you have a million sincere people that have no technical competence

如果你有一百萬名誠懇真摯 但卻無技術能力的人們

I can assure you, nothing can be accomplished.

那我可以向你保證不能達成任何成果

So you have to ask the questions:

所以你必須問這個問題:

Can we build a society of sustainability?

我們能建立一個永續的社會嗎?

If you have no information as to the availability of resources

如果你不瞭解你能否獲得資源

you cannot undertake such a project.

你就不能進行計劃

Suppose you have a shortage of resources.

想像你資源短缺了

That's the function of research labs:

這時研究實驗室就發揮效用:

to make alternative materials

製造替代的物資

that will substitute for lack of materials.

來取代短缺的物資

Technicians do not tell you what to do or how to live.

技術人員不是告訴你要做什麼或如何生活

They merely carry out the function of designing elevators

他們的角色功能只是去設計電梯

transportation units, bridges, housing systems.

運輸工具 橋樑 居住系統等等

They do not tell people what to do, what to think or how to live.

他們不是要去告訴人們該做什麼 該想什麼或如何生活

That's a mistake that most people make.

這就是大部份人所犯的錯誤

They think that a Resource Based Economy

他們認為資源導向型經濟裡

has technicians that also tell you what lifestyle to use.

也會有技術人員告訴你生活風格該是怎樣的

No they don't. The resources determine that.

不 他們不會這麼做 決定這點的是資源

All that the technicians do

技術人員全部所做的

is build a system that can utilize those resources

只是建立一個能利用那些資源的系統

for the benefit of all the people involved.

以造福所有包含在內的人們

It has to be global.

這點必須是全球性的

If it's not global, if you have most of the resources

如果不是全球性的 如果你有大部份的資源

and most of the building equipment and most of the automated machinery

大部份的建築設備和大部份的自動化機械

and most of the arable land and most of the drinking water

以及大部份的可耕地和大部份的飲用水

countries that do not have that will attempt to invade your country

那麼沒有這些東西的國家 將會試圖侵犯你的國家

and take what they need.

並拿走他們需要的東西

Every nation wants a piece of the pie. Keep that in mind.

記住 每個國家都想要分一杯羹

So, to the degree that you try to live a sustainable life to yourself

也就是說 就算你到達了能嘗試讓自己過永續生活的地步

will not work because other nations

也不能實現 因為其它

that lack material will invade you.

缺乏物資的國家將會侵犯你

In the rebuilding of cities throughout the world

在全世界重新建造城市的過程中

you have to consider how far those cities are from resources.

你必須考慮這些城市距離資源有多遠

That means available materials: concrete, steel reinforcement, etc.

這是指可用的物資 混凝土 鋼筋等等

If the cities are near that source

如果這些城市靠近該資源

then it becomes more efficient to design the cities

那麼就會變得更有效率來設計這些城市

as systems operations, meaning that the city itself

系統的運作 即城市本身

must meet the needs of the people that live there.

一定要滿足所有居民的需求

We announce on television what is available

我們在電視上宣佈 這段時期

and what is not available at the time

可以得到哪些資源 哪些資源得不到

and when it probably will be available.

以及資源何時才可能取得

So the public has information of where to go

這樣大眾就有資訊決定要去哪裡

to access whatever it is that they need.

以取得他們需要的任何東西

So people will have access to more things than they've ever had

所以人們將會比在金融貨幣體系中

in a monetary system.

能取得更多的東西

More things and more opportunities will be available.

將可以取得更多的東西和機會

All of the cities are designed

所有的城市會被設計為

to utilize the minimal amount of energy for maximum service.

利用最少量的能源就可以達到最大的服務數量

In that way, we conserve energy

這樣一來我們就能節約能源

so that we can handle more people.

以容納更多的人

There are people throughout the world that do not have access

全世界各地有許多無法取得

to high energy systems.

大量能源的人們

We will be able to provide more for human need

我們將能為人類的需求提供更多資源

if we use efficiency.

如果我們利用高效率

Naturally, if we fail to do that

當然 如果我們做不到這一點

you can only take care of a limited amount of people.

你就只能照顧到有限數量的人們

The Resource Based Economy has millions of slaves.

資源導向型經濟中有數百萬名奴隸

But they are machines. And machines do repetitive

但它們會是機器 機器進行重複的

boring and dangerous jobs.

枯燥的 危險的工作

That's what the machines are for. They are not to put you out of work.

這就是機器的用處 它們不是把你的工作搶走

If they can turn things out faster than you, we don't need you working.

如果它們造出東西的速度比你快 我們就不需要你去工作

In fact we don't want you working in industrial plants.

事實上 我們不想要你在工廠工作

We want you to go back to school and study whatever you're interested in

我們想要你回到學校並學習任何你感興趣的東西

whatever you think you'd like to study

任何你認為你想學習的東西

whatever you feel you'd like to understand better.

任何你覺得你想要更瞭解的東西

Unfortunately, money doesn't represent things in existence.

不幸地 金錢並不代表實體存在的東西

If you set a value on every tree

如果你在每顆樹上設定一個價值

every inch of arable land, all the water

在每吋可耕地 飲用水上設定價值

and you printed money proportionate to the resources

然後根據資源的比例印製鈔票

so that the money represents resources

好讓金錢代表資源

then it can have meaning, but today

這樣金錢才有意義 但今日

that is not accomplished. Although they may tell you

這點並未達成 雖然人們可能告訴你

that demand will really bring about these things.

需求將確實地帶來這些物資產品

No, demand doesn't bring about the things.

不 需求並不會帶來物資產品

Available resources do.

可用的資源才能決定

And if money doesn't represent available resources

如果金錢不能代表可用的資源

it has no basis for social management.

它就沒有成為社會管理基礎的資格

When you live in a false society

當你生活在一個虛假的社會中

that bases its wealth upon money

該社會的財富基礎是金錢

then that society itself will collapse eventually.

那麼該社會本身最終將會崩潰

Not because I say so. Because it's not based on physical referent.

不是因為我這麼說 而是因為該社會並沒有實體物理的指涉對象

In a Resource Based Economy, where production and automation

在資源導向型經濟中 生產和自動化

can turn out more goods and services

可以創造出更多的物品和服務

there's no need to use money anymore.

再也沒有必要使用金錢

If you really wish to put an end to war, poverty

如果你真的想終結戰爭 貧窮

hunger, territorial disputes

飢餓 領土紛爭

you must utilize all the world's resources

你一定要利用全世界的資源

as the common heritage of all the world's people.

作為全世界人們的共同遺產傳承

Anything less than that will remain

任何一點缺乏

with the same problems that you've had continuously for centuries.

將會維持你數世紀以來一直都有的相同問題

Now you have to consider what I'm saying.

你現在必須思考我正在說的話

The reason nations invade other nations is because of scarcity.

國家之間互相侵略是因為匱乏

When a few nations control most of the earth's resources

當少數國家掌控著大部份地球的資源時

you've got to have territorial disputes.

你就會有領土紛爭

No matter how many treaties you sign or laws you make

不論你簽了多少條約或制訂了多少法律

if you don't declare all the earth's resources

如果你不宣告全地球的資源

as the common heritage of all the world's people

為全世界人們的共同遺產傳承

and bring all the separate nations together

並團結所有分裂的國家

in one unified system -

成為一個統一整合的體系

there is no solution other than that.

就不會有其它的解決辦法

And this is why we recommend the Resource Based Economy.

這就是為何我們推薦資源導向型經濟的原因