Dinner would be a delectable encore with the best chefs in the world provided and doing what they do best with the most savory of drinks, meals, and desserts. Pertinent music would play in the background at levels allowing for meaningful discussion amongst attendees at the various tables. The evening would then culminate in the reward of the floor being opened to symphony and ballet performances designed to move even the hardest of hearts to tears of joy and appreciation for the arts. Once complete, appetizers would be served, and attendees would be lost in dancing or mingling until the night closed. Anyone interested would be given late-night tours of each of the facilities, given a pre-optimization brief, and those who opted for maximum optimization and had agreed to be fully read-in would be additionally briefed, read-in, taken on the Virtual Universe tour, and given proper training on their new skills for a biopod to bring home.
James Cooper stood on the stage and introduced himself and welcomed everyone in attendance. He talked about proper management techniques, the kind that raised morale, loyalty, discipline, and ingenuity. He talked about how each individual was valuable and why they should always be looked upon as indispensable. He then showed them his track record when he worked for YY Corp, how it had been going down the tubes economically and how he had kept it afloat. He then shared how he, via Pathway LLC at the time, now Pathway Industries or simply Pathway had worked with Eliza to buy the corporation out and then turned things around. Once that was done, YY Corp became Pathway Construction which in turn became one of the most robust construction firms of the world. He didn’t mention that it was the most robust throughout the entire solar system. After showing examples of the products produced in the public sector, he closed up his short speech and invited everyone to breakfast in the dining hall next door.
After breakfast, the attendees returned to the main conference auditorium refreshed, and when Eliza delivered her speech everyone listened. She was certainly dedicated in a way that not a single person in the room had witnessed before. If even indirectly, she would impart to them the nature of the day’s proceedings and explain how the various courses would benefit them now and in the future. She would provide them an exhaustive yet engaging and intriguing concept of what would be covered throughout the rest of the day. Now, standing in front of the pulpit, Eliza scanned the audience. She could see that every individual was quiet, attentive, and very eager to listen, and then she, in direct address, began.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back from the break after our first meal. Thank you, James, for your presentation. We will also have to thank our chefs who were quite phenomenal. Please, chefs and servers, could you come to the stage?” She had already neurologically linked with each of them and as pre-coordinated, they were standing outside the doors of the stage.
In the Pathway Industries auditoriums, the stage was where the podium rested and could be adjusted to disappear under the floor completely in the event of video displays or projections, as would happen throughout the course of the day. The seats for the audience were designed to be very spacious and comfortable and used smart material which could absorb and process body odors and flatulence and convert it into the average, pleasant, and therapeutic aroma already present in the air. Each chair came with its own climate control, hand, foot, and back massagers, a mini desk spacious enough and adjustable for practical use, and a digital display with a large set of bar options for each person in the audience with their own delivery system.
A digitally-displayed beverage holder that would move with the seated individuals but would not spill an open container would receive any beverage requested and be at their side. There was an assist within each seat toward helping audience members to stand, and the option was available to each attendee as desired. Each seat could also move as programmed for speeches, during a three-dimensional projection, and as adjusted for maximum audience delivery and experience, much like at an amusement park of a higher caliber.
As she mentioned the word, “stage,” the chefs and other attendants poured onto the stage behind Eliza. “Could you please give the people behind me a round of applause?”
Every participant within the room stood up pleased and applauded the chefs and attendants. “Thank you. That is how breakfast is done!” Eliza motioned a smile toward the people standing behind her, and then used her link to dismiss them en masse, with a hardy and genuinely heartfelt, “thank you.” She then turned around and addressed the audience.
“I am honored to meet with you today and I am honored that you have taken the time to go through each of the courses and topics we will be covering. A lot has been done to increase the quality of life for many people, and for that, we have many of you to thank. There is yet much more that can be done, and today we will discuss many of the things that can be done and reveal some of the things that my team and our associates are currently working on and have accomplished in the background to help.
“What we will discuss today relates to biological or physiological health, neurological or mental health, and overcoming the destructive forces that come with unbridled laws of chaos, entropy, and thermodynamics. We will discuss and hopefully come to an accord on Universal Ethics and how that will help each of us in our daily lives. We’ll each be afforded an understanding of how that will enrich our lives as well as the lives of those who help to make our industries so powerful. We’ll also understand how to improve each of these industries and why they are necessary or fundamental to our future.
“In the interest of preserving life, improving the quality of life, increasing health, eliminating disease, and expanding healthy lifespans to an indeterminate amount of time, we will focus a lot of our research and our assets toward biology, biotechnology, and biogerontology—along with physics and many other fields of science.
“If we are physiologically healthy, our minds will also benefit, and if we preserve wisdom by lengthening youthful lifespans and reversing the negative effects of aging, which will, in turn, increase our mental capacities, we will be able to make discoveries we never thought possible. We must remember, every life is precious with a unique potential that cannot be duplicated, so it is worth keeping you and each of us around, healthy, happy, and engaged. It is also worth doing so for each of those whom we serve or employ. A healthy employee with the clarity of mind will certainly help any industry succeed.
“With technologies like CRISPR-CAS9, and other gene editing and gene infusing tools that are similar to, or are even more robust than those mentioned, and with treatments like telomerase therapy, myostatin inhibitor therapy, stem cell research and gene therapies, we can be several steps closer to mitigating the effects of aging, reversing aging, and decreasing frailties, so we can be around when our friends and family members return from long journeys through space. As a result, we will find that we have compounded upon our collective wisdom rather than lose it altogether at our passing. And for our economically savvy individuals, that will mean an increase in innovation and ingenuity, the kind that will lead to more abundance.
“To a lot of people, space travel seems so far off, as if it is something beyond altruistic and is unnecessary to support the essential aspects of life. However, today in this convention we will share and even demonstrate why it is very essential to our very existence, why it is necessary that we raise the sights of humanity toward large goals for each person, you, your employees, and your industries, how the improvement of the quality of life and the focus on the well-being of those around us, to include ourselves, are essential to our future and will help our economy.
“Jumping to the end-game, in order to have the ability to return from exploration and colonization of deep space, understanding our Universe’s resources, so we can raise the quality of life both here on Earth and throughout the far reaches of the Cosmos, we need to study each gene, how it works, and find cures for cancer and other diseases. We’ll need to overcome the effects of aging, decay, entropy, and even the destruction of our World and solar system.
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To begin with, cancer cells, for example, are cannibalistic cells, which are much larger than red blood cells and natural killer cells, or white blood cells. We can develop something like a properly encoded T-Cell colony that can enter areas where the cancer cells exist and either destroy them, repurpose their material, or encode them to leave our bodies.
“We must understand the negative effects of space travel and how to overcome them. Believe it or not, there are actually genes out there that can increase our tolerance for radiation. Moreover, we can, as I speak, effectively invigorate genes that restore muscle and bone density, and as we demonstrate to you this capacity, you will each witness as the real excitement begins.
“By understanding how our genes work, both poly- and mono- genomic variations, we can use the tools we already have in our arsenals to repair damaged or dangerously mutated genes and turn them back into genes that ensure our cells are young and healthy. We will even be able to upgrade our genes in a way that will optimize our health and our mental capacity and clarity, so we can go much further than before, and all while taking advantage of the energy that exists in the form of particles that are already within and around our bodies.
“The health and optimization of our minds are important, so we can progress further, think beyond what we already do, and resolve problems using solutions that are much more robust and effective than we ever thought possible. Doing this, we can incur life without the occurrence of or need for war, violence, hatred, or lack of compassion, all of which lead to the eventual annihilation of civilization. Instead, with a respect for consent, individual liberties, and the beauties of life, we can bring this idea to our reality now. We’ll show you today.
“To extrapolate, let's think in terms of what we can each do now. Therefore, as simple as this may seem, the first step for the future of humanity is to be kind always, having compassion as well as consideration for the well-being of others, and from there we can look for further knowledge to understand nature's most wonderful gift—our brain. Having a healthy concept of life and of every mechanical, physiological, neurological, psychological, and metalogical aspect of our brain will help us to resolve the many aspects that cause people to make decisions that hurt others or harm themselves or sabotage the productive and innovative efforts of others. We must overcome mental health issues, neurological disorders, and the misfires in the brain—to mitigate brutality, abuse, and violence; allowing for greater clarity on the most important goals revolving around Universal Ethics. Our future and our survival depend on it.
“Furthermore, we can and ought to consider what can be done and what is just down the road with advancements that are integrated with both physiological and neurological aspects of our well-being with tools and collaboration so scientifically robust they might just seem like miracles—a collective mindset, telescopic and microscopic vision, the ability to understand every aspect of the environment we are in and every individual we encounter. We will be able to have instant recall of every science, every conversation, and every highly technical study we have a need to know about right then and there, upon mental request, right when we need it.
“Imagine linking the corpus callosum and other regions of the brain, in an un-invasive manner, to an interface that will allow us to share the ideas and memories we wish to share, with each other, to grant individuals true understanding between each other or between those who need more clarity with a delegated task. Imagine how this could diffuse tense situations that could lead to war, or how it would help us to find the actual perpetrator issuing the ‘do or die’ commands before a hospital or religious center is blown up. Imagine understanding what can be done to decompress the hippocampus by healing the senescent cells and invigorating the healthy cells to repurpose or remove the material existent in the debris that leads to Alzheimer's and Dementia, to further heal us physiologically and neurologically. Imagine fine-tuning areas of the brain that lead to increases in compassion, kindness, persuasion, and full-on clarity and recall.
“I assert that we can become more unified in mentality and morality, and achieve a universal understanding of ethics, so I’ll present some fundamentals that will point us in the right direction, for both growth and a sense of humanity. We’ll talk about what I call Universal Ethics and how that also facilitates the highest virtues and has a more pure form and definition of morality, as we engage in our day to day lives, at home, in business, or abroad with true freedom.
“I for one believe a universal understanding of ethics can be achieved by considering the well-being of others as well as ourselves. By considering the health of others as well as ourselves in everything we do, both physiologically and neurologically, our focus toward advancement in this civilization will allow us to optimize our abilities to do anything, yet, in an ethical manner.
“Universal Ethics considers the quality of life of ourselves, those around us, and even those whom we may never know. Each thing we do should have a certain measure of fulfillment, the kind that brings joy to our lives as well as the lives of others. When we overcome progeria, for example, we’ll understand how to combat the negative effects of aging, and thereby increase the quality of life of untold wonderful people—people who will now be able to continue to contribute to life for the long-haul, rather than wither away and die. Imagine the costs of health that will go down for every industry throughout the world if health were stabilized indefinitely.
“Compassion is very important when it comes to Universal Ethics. If we proceed forward with kindness in our every action, as natural disasters occur, or other unfortunate circumstances come our way, we will each think more clearly, develop breakthroughs through innovations that will come with benevolence in mind and we will mitigate many seemingly insurmountable issues in the future. As we demonstrate compassion, we should always be sincere and genuine—we must have solace and empathy toward those who are suffering. Together we can receive the care and support we need and overcome obstacles we never thought we could before.
“Respect for the dignity of life, with personal accountability and with individual consent, are very essential when considering Universal Ethics. As we do things to improve our lives, to make them more enjoyable, or as we optimize both our physiology and neurology we must also remember to respect each other’s personal choices, even if we do not agree.
“In life, we should celebrate our differences and the unique value we each bring to the table of resolving life’s issues. As we do, we’ll more fully enjoy the reciprocation shared by others in so many wonderful ways. Consent considers so many things when it comes to both physiological and neurological health, because apart from stopping someone from harming or hurting others, most every other choice, when made with compassion, will lead to a more prosperous and enjoyable life where we can go further than we ever thought we could before.
“Preserving our planet ought to be a high-priority aspect of Universal Ethics. Before we can go out and face the dangers of the Cosmos by exploring and colonizing it, we should consider and develop ways to properly take care of and preserve our own Home World’s integrity and longevity. We should find balance in both the enjoyments of life and care for it.
“We should understand how plate tectonics works, as well as seismic activity, weather patterns, naturally occurring fires, and even nuclear decay to usher in a cloud of electrons to heal the offending atoms, and then strive to find ways to ensure the Earth can continue to sustain life, while also controlling the chaos that leads to unnecessary suffering and misery for the long-haul.
“If, for example, we could strategically "burp" the Earth in locations where no one would be in danger we wouldn't lose entire ecosystems during a volcano eruption, and our actions would still allow the Earth to do what it needs to do with fusion, which in turn provides us even more essential resources that help to increase the quality of life.
“If we could database the DNA and capture the complete neurological activity of every species on the planet, to include plants, animals, t
rees, amphibious creatures, insects, reptiles, and more, as well as provide an environment that would sustain the life of each of these creatures while protecting our lives, we could study them passively and gain even more knowledge on how to overcome disease, senescence, and even death. We could augment our abilities to allow us to survive in the harshest conditions in the Universe and in a manner that is quite enjoyable.
“There is a lot we can do to preserve our planet, and perhaps we could even consider giving it a break for a while, by also considering building beautiful living areas on other planets and moons within the solar system.
“One big task that may seem impossible now, or at least insurmountable, is preserving our solar system. We need to be able to protect and defend each area between the Sun and out to the Oort clouds and the furthest reaches of the solar system, from the seemingly hidden or unknown to the dangers we can only conceive of. We must preserve the length of time the Sun can continue, by considering controlling the energy that is brought into, deflected, and released from it, and developing methods of excising the heavier materials created through fusion.
“Preserving life rather than destroying life is certainly one of the most essential aspects when it comes to Universal Ethics. Life can go on, and beautifully, without death. It can become richer with the necessary complexities and enrich with all that it brings. We must find a way to heal rather than harm one another. As mentioned before, when preserving our planet, we should at least save a copy of each individual and each species of life using gene-decoding and then use that information to assist in germinating technologies in a manner in which, if it or we were to die, it or we could be brought back, if we so choose.
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