The initial purpose of Einstein's Island is to create and build Einstein's imagined island, via an island in the mind and spirit through purposeful and designed connections via the Internet and new technology. Through such connections, we will gain friendships, relationships, share ideas, share knowledge, and ultimately share resources and services.
The unabashed mission of Einstein’s’ Island is to harness the power of Good, in opposition to those who seek control for their own selfish interests. Our figurative island will stretch across nations and will know no borders.
We are steeped heavily in Spirit yet we hold no religion. Ours is a Spirit of tolerance and freedom for all peoples and cultures. We focus on Spirit because Spirit guides EVERYTHING. It is the source, the motivation, the intention, followed closely by thought, the tool of creation, which then molds reality to fit our imagination. Spirit is the foundation upon which all things are built and destroyed.
As in all things, we build upon the shoulders of those who came before us, in order to move forward and build to ever greater heights. Great thinkers, such as:
Thomas Jefferson (Liberty, Equality, Systems of Governance Structure, Separation of Powers, Separation of Church and State, Education)
Jesus Christ - the man and teacher, NOT the God (Sharing, Equality, Good, Empathy, Trust, Love)
Martin Luther King, Jr. (Character, Equality, Movements, Political Action, Civil Rights, Humanity, Spirit)
Socrates (Logic, Intellect, Equality, Self-Reflection, Rebellion)
and of course,
Albert Einstein (Intellect, Curiosity, Imagination, Rebel, Independent)
You will note that all of the above sans Jefferson and Einstein were killed by Society....and I'm sure the British King and Hitler would like to have changed that. Let us not make the same mistake again of killing those who seek to improve our lives and the human condition.
“Truth goes through three stages, first it is ridiculed, second it is violently opposed, and third it is recognized as self-evident.”
Let us also learn from history and skip to the third step.
The vision will be achieved not through revolution but through mass revelation.
Our "patron saint" (term used loosely) is St. Michael, the Archangel and leader of God's Army. The army for good. He is the spiritual warrior/leader who will lead the slaying of the beast. The beast is about control and exploitation of others; the archangel is about freedom and support for others.
Our community grows through a vetting system in which members are invited by other members only based on personal relationships, as it is the only way a person can be truly known. Every race, every creed, every religion or belief, every nationality, every gender…..all are welcome on the island. The only qualifying criteria is your Spirit. As we are all of the same Spirit here, none are elevated above others, regardless of social, economic, or educational status. We hold and reaffirm this truth as self-evident, that all people are created equal. That is not to say one cannot excel through talent or effort but rather we are all are of an equal "essence" and it is self-evident that no person’s life is worth more than another's.
We are guided by one overarching principle:
Freedom in as pure of a form as possible, subject only in that your freedom does not impinge another's freedom (or by definition, they are no longer free). Anything that promotes this is a step in the right direction and anything that detracts from this is a step in the wrong direction. Whether this is political, governmental, monetary, social or one of the worst unseen ones.... undue negative judgement of one upon another.
Our purpose then, is to promote freedom and opportunity by seeking to provide for a community dedicated to bringing harmony out of chaos in the world.
"Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual." - Thomas Jefferson
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." - Jesus Christ
"Capitalism fails to realize that life is social. Communism fails to realize that life is personal. The good and just society is....a socially conscious democracy which reconciles the truths of individualism and collectivism." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." - Albert Einstein
"I am wiser than this man, for neither of us appears to know anything great and good; but he fancies he knows something, although he knows nothing; whereas I, as I do not know anything, so I do not fancy I do. In this trifling particular, then, I appear to be wiser than he, because I do not fancy I know what I do not know." - Socrates
"Sometimes I want to ask God why he allows poverty, famine and injustice in the world when He could do something about it.....but I'm afraid he might just ask me the same question." - author unknown