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     Human   creativity  springs  from   imagination   and
fantasy.   People  are  constantly  seeking  the  new---to
escape the boredom  of and  the  enslavement  of  the old.
Through imagination and fantasy possibilities come to mind
and  then there is  motivation to seek ways of  fulfilling
those  possibilities.  Through value judgments there is  a
setting  of priorities by  individuals  who  then  through
political action cause scarce  resources to  be used in an
effort to realize the possibilities.

     In recent years men have realized possibilities which
were  beyond the imagination and fantasy of previous  men.
In   may  instances  the  realizations  were  not   beyond
imagination  and fantasy---but were confidently,   even if
regretfully, regarded as inherently impossible to realize.
Such instances have taught many that all impossible dreams
are   in  fact  realizable  through  the  development   of
knowledge,   understanding,   technique,   and  collective
effort.  Those who have learned this lesson, thoughtlessly
feel  that  it is impossible to dream a  truly  impossible
dream.

     Such  a  faith  is  harmless,   unless  it  leads  to
political actions which through the nature of reality have
natural  consequences  which  are  irreversible  in  human
history and ultimately cause many (if not all) to cease to
live. The faith that  technocrats  will  always  find more
energy sources---can lead  to a global society addicted to
the rapid consumption of energy --- but with an inadequate
supply to satisfy the addiction.  The groundless faith can
lead to a technocratic society that has  essentially human
dilemmas which can not be  solved via technique,  yet will
destroy the society---because of an inadequate resource of
attractive  scientists  able to deal creatively  with  the
dilemmas.  The faith can lead to lives in  which  there is
accomplishment   of   many  "impossible  dreams"   but  no
occasions  of  fulfillment within the presence of hope and
meaning.   The groundless faith can  lead  to a society in
which  there  are  no miracles,  and in their place is the
fulfillment  of  trends  toward  the  fabrication  of  the
technocrats' impossible dreams---through the death of real
persons.
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