bal problems adequately or swiftly. The major millennium cel-
ebration should be marked, not so much by colossal monu-
ments and giant domes as by the initiation of a world movement
toward social, economic, and political unity inspired by a new
philosophical analysis consonant with contemporary science.
This ought to be the primary millennial project -- but as yet there
is little or no sign of anything of the sort.

Possibly, to encourage this kind of movement, some expert
and professional convention such as Pugwash could be as-
sembled to report on world conditions and the action needed
to address problems and promote survival. Once again, the right
kind of leadership is required to bring this about. Emphasis
should be laid on the action needed, whereas in the past, while
scientific conferences have reported on the progressing destruc-
tion of the environment, little has been said about what mea-
sures should be taken to reverse the deleterious processes.
Moreover, when this has been set out, the genuinely efficient
political and legal means of enactment and enforcement have
yet to be instituted.

If human and other living beings are to survive the coming
century, it is essential that we should learn to think holistically.
The twentieth-century scientific paradigm must become intrin-
sic to the millennial outlook, and the millennial objective ought
to be the initiation of unified global organization. The unity of
humanity should be the watchword of the new epoch, inspir-
ing all our thinking and action. It is essential to stress the unity
of the whole in and through difference. In all local action the
global perspective has to be kept firmly in mind.

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