¶ Problem: Statement of the Problem
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Problem: Statement of the Problem:
“Our problem is really one of information. We’re in this condition where we have to get the information out to all humanity, which in the past was content with following a leader. Some time ago I made the discovery that if I can communicate something to somebody else, write it, put it into print, it goes out of me and I can look at it to be sure I’m not kidding myself. And then suddenly you make the discovery that if you state the problem correctly, the problem is solved. I simply happened to get to that realization a little earlier than others due to my comprehensive training and my thoroughness and the inspiration of knowing that if I could communicate these possibilities, humanity really might make it. I’ve had a deep feeling about this all along, and it’s a very critical matter. Without that information that we need, we do risk a runaway of ignorance, and that’s where the great peril lies.”
¶ Citations
- RBF tape transcript for Barry Farrel Playboy Interview, Feb '72. Above passage deleted. See draft p. 61.
