Georgia Guidestones

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So what do you think of them?
I personally agree with almost all of the principles, but the part about "maintain humanity under 500,000,000" I'm not sure about anymore, not talking about the fact that it's practically impossible nowadays without some major cataclysm that would wipe out most of the population.
What do you think would be the pros and cons of this?
Do you personally agree with these principles? I'm interested in what others think.

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Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.

That basicly has no meaning.
Both "balance" and "nature" are subject for debate as to what they mean, so this becomes pretty free to interpetation.

Guide reproduction wisely — improving fitness and diversity.

Heck there would be a lot of ethical problems but why not?
I don't see it would be impossible to do.
I aggree with the idea that we shouldn't let more and more people put new children into hopeless envirements.
HOWEVER there is a bit of a different side to this, which seems to almost be an invitation to *insert race here* supremacy, or even the prohibiting of cross-racial reproduction.

Unite humanity with a living new language.

Has been tried time and again, but will only work with a small amount of people.
This makes sense though, concidering the stone is asking for less than 500 milion people. I think it would be managable, but you can never really prevent the formation of dialects, and more specificaly sociolects.

Rule passion — faith — tradition — and all things with tempered reason.

Not really sure what that's supposed to mean.

Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.

That's what we all want right? Seems like something most people would aggree on.

Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.

Like a united nations? But... more united? I guess?
Seems nice, even though people fear a world power. Then again, if there are only 500 milion people I think it would be managable.

Avoid petty laws and useless officials.

Again, subjective and pretty much free to interpetation. Not really that useful for what's supposed to be a guide.

Balance personal rights with social duties.

Same as above, seems like a bit of an invitation to communism, or something extremely socialist in any case. I pesronaly don't see anything wrong with the idea, but it has many interpetations.

Prize truth — beauty — love — seeking harmony with the infinite.

Seems like something a religious guidebook would say. Harmony with the infinite?
Um okay. Prize beauty? What beauty? These are all again pretty much free to interpetation. The only thing that seems like a guide here is "prize truth".
I guess that's a pretty good value to prize, but that's just my opinion.

Be not a cancer on the earth — Leave room for nature — Leave room for nature.

Well, yeah, since we pretty much need nature to survive.
Plus the idea of surviving without nature would mean there would never again be life on earth after humans, so that's depressing.
I think most people would aggree on this one nowadays.

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In short, I think they're a pretty cool art project of someone.
I don't aggree with everything, but I don't think it's the work of the "new world order" anyway.