1 00:00:02,850 --> 00:00:04,750 (Roxanne Meadows) Here in the Venus Project 2 00:00:04,900 --> 00:00:07,750 we present tours on scheduled Saturdays 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:11,710 in Venus, Florida; which is in central Florida. 4 00:00:11,860 --> 00:00:15,400 People come from all over the world to hear Jacque speak 5 00:00:15,550 --> 00:00:18,600 about a very different value system 6 00:00:18,750 --> 00:00:22,620 as to how we relate to ourselves and one another. 7 00:00:22,770 --> 00:00:27,510 Everything you do seems to be related to some experience. 8 00:00:27,980 --> 00:00:30,130 If you have free will it means 9 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,880 you're acting without anything impressing you. 10 00:00:34,030 --> 00:00:36,240 That doesn't seem possible. 11 00:00:36,490 --> 00:00:40,360 (R.M.) Jacque gives us a better understanding on how we are a part of nature 12 00:00:40,510 --> 00:00:43,300 not separate from it. 13 00:00:43,620 --> 00:00:45,630 He also explains what it means 14 00:00:45,780 --> 00:00:49,990 to apply the scientific method to our everyday life 15 00:00:50,140 --> 00:00:52,960 enabling us to dispense with folkways 16 00:00:53,110 --> 00:00:56,370 opinions and speculative notions. 17 00:00:57,470 --> 00:01:01,170 A person says, "Well, if I know a machine can't feel, I won't take part in it." 18 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:04,230 But when Disney makes drawings, people weep 19 00:01:04,380 --> 00:01:08,310 at the characters in the drawings if they get hurt. 20 00:01:08,810 --> 00:01:13,370 People respond to drawings and they are not real. 21 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:17,120 People do not respond to the world they live in. 22 00:01:17,270 --> 00:01:20,030 They respond as your nation programs you to. 23 00:01:20,230 --> 00:01:24,380 (R.M.) Tours can go on for many hours and sometimes even into the evening 24 00:01:24,530 --> 00:01:28,775 as Jacque replies to the many questions that people have. 25 00:01:28,915 --> 00:01:31,140 There is a long discussion about the aims 26 00:01:31,290 --> 00:01:33,870 and direction of the Venus Project [and] 27 00:01:34,100 --> 00:01:37,340 a walk through the ground into the model buildings 28 00:01:37,490 --> 00:01:41,510 with the descriptions of hundreds of models and renderings. 29 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:45,240 There will be a short film shown which will give you a better understanding 30 00:01:45,390 --> 00:01:47,560 of this possible future vision. 31 00:01:47,710 --> 00:01:50,440 That's what the Venus project is: What to do about it! 32 00:01:50,590 --> 00:01:52,800 It is not enough to criticize your country 33 00:01:52,950 --> 00:01:55,120 if you don't offer an alternative. 34 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,930 (R.M.) I think that the tours of the Venus Project will awaken people 35 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,830 to many facets that they are not aware of. 36 00:02:02,290 --> 00:02:05,000 It's a way of thinking that differs considerably 37 00:02:05,150 --> 00:02:08,390 from what you get at universities today. 38 00:02:08,540 --> 00:02:11,030 It's a different form of psychology. 39 00:02:11,180 --> 00:02:15,230 It's applied behavioral science to the social system. 40 00:02:15,670 --> 00:02:18,500 I think you'll learn a great deal through the tour. 41 00:02:18,730 --> 00:02:21,500 Not only through the tour of the property 42 00:02:22,070 --> 00:02:25,230 but with the explanation of this way of thinking. 43 00:02:25,410 --> 00:02:29,930 It's something that many people have been in search of for years. 44 00:02:31,460 --> 00:02:33,210 The tour is incredible 45 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,900 and it's something that people all over 46 00:02:37,050 --> 00:02:39,500 that I personally know, are completely looking for. 47 00:02:39,650 --> 00:02:42,030 I got so many wonderful things out of the tour. 48 00:02:42,180 --> 00:02:44,560 I couldn't have expected how good it was going to be. 49 00:02:44,710 --> 00:02:49,950 It was a wonderful opportunity to meet Jacque and Roxanne. 50 00:02:50,130 --> 00:02:52,180 To meet all the people around here is nice 51 00:02:52,330 --> 00:02:54,010 and to be able to ask some questions. 52 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,950 You can find a lot of the stuff online and hear a lot of the lectures 53 00:02:57,100 --> 00:02:59,540 but nothing compares to actually coming here 54 00:02:59,690 --> 00:03:01,830 and seeing it for yourself in person. 55 00:03:02,090 --> 00:03:04,800 I definitely got more out of it than I knew before. 56 00:03:04,970 --> 00:03:07,460 And to see the structures in the complex 57 00:03:07,610 --> 00:03:10,170 which are also very interesting and very admirable. 58 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,390 Looking at all the models was great. It was fantastic. 59 00:03:13,540 --> 00:03:17,000 I got a really strong sense that 60 00:03:17,150 --> 00:03:20,400 all these ideas, all these transitions to the Resource-Based Economy 61 00:03:20,550 --> 00:03:23,350 are actually totally within reach. 62 00:03:24,580 --> 00:03:26,560 The six hours that we have been here... 63 00:03:26,710 --> 00:03:29,540 there was a lot more emphasis on the little things that I have heard. 64 00:03:29,690 --> 00:03:33,340 He's got so much knowledge and not enough time to give it all out. 65 00:03:33,530 --> 00:03:36,230 Jacque is a brilliant mind! 66 00:03:36,380 --> 00:03:38,690 We're going to remember him for centuries. 67 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,980 This is a very precious time for us to have Jacque around 68 00:03:42,130 --> 00:03:43,960 and actually to be able to listen to 69 00:03:44,110 --> 00:03:48,170 how much he understands the depth and breadth 70 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:52,030 of how powerful this message really is. 71 00:03:52,180 --> 00:03:53,640 Take advantage of the opportunity. 72 00:03:53,790 --> 00:03:57,590 I think I need at least a week to be here because there is so much 73 00:03:57,740 --> 00:04:01,920 with everything they have here; it has exceeded my expectations. 74 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:03,700 A great tour! 75 00:04:05,330 --> 00:04:06,750 It was an incredible experience. 76 00:04:06,900 --> 00:04:09,500 I know I will definitely never forget this. -Definitely. 77 00:04:09,650 --> 00:04:13,500 Probably even come back. Definitely! Definitely! 78 00:04:13,700 --> 00:04:15,190 I definitely want to come back. 79 00:04:15,340 --> 00:04:19,320 As we become able to understand it better 80 00:04:19,470 --> 00:04:21,220 then we can be the message as well 81 00:04:21,370 --> 00:04:23,310 and I think this is what we really need to do. 82 00:04:23,610 --> 00:04:27,160 I feel like I've got a lot of hope 83 00:04:27,310 --> 00:04:33,820 for the future actually manifesting in a way that is better than ever.