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The First Presiding Principle of Paradise is that everyone’s basic needs are met.

Progress towards Paradise will be defined by how well we are able to structure society in order to meet the basic physical, social, emotional, mental, and spiritual-existential needs of every human being that participates in Society.

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Society is organized in a manner in which each participant is able by volition to maximize his or her physical, intellectual, social, and creative potential.

An Optimal State requires that each individual makes an effort to maximize his or her potential to the best of their abilities, and provides adequate opportunity to do so.

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The individual acts in consideration of the whole, and the whole is organized in consideration of the individual.

Our success thus far can be attributed to our ability to work together, and in consideration of the larger community. The individual must develop habits that benefit the larger community, and the larger community must provide the structure for those habits to be practical.

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Paradise preserves and celebrates the intrinsic differences between people groups and cultures, while providing the conditions for each to thrive.

Culture is the brick and mortar that binds us together into distinct groups. This quality is intrinsically beautiful, when those groups can coexist and appreciate the existence of other different groups. No group holds to any belief of superiority over another group, and cultures are able to explore and learn from one another.

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Society exists symbiotically with its natural environment to ensure the maximum longevity of the human race and the species that cohabit the Earth with it.

Humanity exerts a stronger force over its environment than any other species on the face of the earth. An Optimal State is designed to give back what it takes from the planet, and intentionally designs systems that do so.

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The state of this Society is sought and maintained by collective and constant inquiry, adjustment, and refinement.

Problems will inevitably arise, along with insights to solve them and make Society better. Paradise will be maintained by collaborative efforts to improve where insights are given to improve it, and where better ways to maintain it are noticed.

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IT WILL NOT BE PARADISE FOR ANYONE UNTIL IT IS PARADISE FOR EVERYONE.

Empathy is one of humanity's greatest strengths. It ensures that we consider the perpective and state of others' quality of life. The cultivation of empathy is a chief quality of Paradise, and will ensure that no group or individual is left out of an Optimal State.

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