| Beyond War is people exploring
ideas and sharing activities. People –- through
lively, thoughtful engagement with
Beyond War’s ideas,
our “DNA” -- transform themselves and take action with
others so humankind will understand that war is
obsolete. Transformed individuals work together to build
transformed institutions that will abandon the futile
practice of war as a misguided effort to secure peace.
Beyond War draws upon hopeful models from history.
For example, brutal practices like slavery and human
sacrifice were once thought necessary for survival. Like
war, these activities came from faulty belief systems.
Like war, these customs became embedded cultural norms.
But our ancestors changed their way of thinking about
slavery and human sacrifice and moved beyond tolerance
of these inhumane traditions. Now it’s our time to
change our way of thinking and move the world beyond
war.
We understand the enormity of this challenge. But the
key to creating a world without war resides within
Beyond War’s core ideas: a set of simple, profound
observations that serve as guides. These ideas, when
used to measure both personal and governmental actions,
reveal practical, proven methods individuals can use
within relationships -- and nations can use instead of
war -- to resolve conflicts without violence.
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