We are certain that re-imagining the world need not involve a wholesale repudiation of the past. On the contrary, we are proceeding with a clear understanding that a vision that springs forth without being rooted in the cultural legacy of humankind is bound to feel alien and be rejected outright. Thus there is no avoiding it; the proverbial bathwater must be discarded, while the "baby" is plucked out of the basin, clean, refreshed and ready to grow and astound us. Our task has been set before us.

Throughout this site, the adjective "life-enhancing" makes numerous appearances. The quality it describes is explained more fully on our Glossary page. It is this quality we look for, and use as a evaluation criterion of, in cultural achievements of the past. Though it may seem simplistic, or downright naive, to use such a broadly-defined, single measure to judge the state of our civilizations, we believe that once one has a feel for the term, it reveals itself to be an incisive tool for dissecting the present state of affairs.