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It is therefore from a spiritual perspective that the concept of a new world order is born. It is surely not through new economical and social laws or political negotiations among states or presidents of republics or agreements among monarchs and parliaments of more or less powerful nations that prejudices and barriers of race, faith, history, culture and power will be eliminated. But it is through a new process that requires willing and unconditional acceptance of the spiritual concept of the unity of humankind: only one human species exists: humanity, though infinitely diversified in its secondary aspects of life. (80:8) At the end of the 20th century it is no longer possible to still believe that a materialistic view of life regarding the conditions of economic and social development can answer the needs of humanity. (80:9) The optimistic previsions on the changes they were supposed to produce faded away in the growing gap, which separates the life style of a progressively diminishing slight minority and the poverty tormenting a huge majority of the world's peoples. This unprecedented economical crisis together with the social ruin it continues to generate, reflects a serious conceptual error regarding human nature. In fact, the response roused in human beings by the incentives of the prevailing order are not only insufficient but appear insignificant in the face of world events. This demonstrates that, if the development of society doesn't find a purpose that transcends the pure and simple improvement of material conditions, even these goals won't be reached.
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