Science & Absolute Values

Rev. Sun Myung Moon

The Search for Absolute Values and the Creation of the New World

Sun Myung Moon

Founder's Address

The Tenth International Conference On The Unity Of The Sciences

November 9-13,1981

Sejong Cultural Center

Seoul, Korea

Honorable Chairman and committee chairmen, distinguished professors, and

ladies and gentlemen, I am deeply grateful that you have come to Korea to attend

the Tenth International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences.

Korea is my native country. Here in Korea you may find reminders of the sacrifices

made by the sixteen nations that participated in the Korean War. As Korea is

divided into North and South, it is a sorrowful country, but nevertheless it is a

country of great significance. I

sincerely hope that you will take

a deep look at Korea and Asia

and come to understand them

well.

Below: Eugene P. Winger with

Reverend Moon

Unity Between the Upper and

Lower Classes of Human

Society

There are many confrontations

and struggles in human society

today. Confrontations exist

between what might be called

the upper and lower classes of races, nations and societies, but the most serious

problem of all is the confrontation between the upper and lower classes formed by

the difference between wealth and poverty.

The human population in the northern hemisphere centers mostly on the white

people and is estimated at about 800 million. This group may be considered the

upper class of peoples of the world. On the other hand, in China, India and other

Asian nations, there are 3 billion people who form a middle class of peoples.

Finally, centering on the black and brown people, the 500 million of Africa, Central

and South America, and Oceania form an economically poor, or lower class of

peoples. This difference in economic wealth presents itself in today's world as a

most serious problem, and it is repeatedly dealt with as the so-called North-South

problem by a number of international organizations, including the United Nations.

The most probable way of solving this problem is to unite these upper and lower

classes through the Asians who are between the white EuroAmerican societies and

the black African societies. All the important issues of the twentieth century today

must be solved on a worldwide scale.

In this aspect, the most important problem is how to motivate the people of the

upper class to lower down their status of their own will. Since the beginning of

history, mankind has sought to diminish this gap between the upper and lower

classes.

Communism, for instance, is the strongest example of this trend. The ideal of

communism is to eliminate exploitation between the classes in human societies

and to construct a society without any classes. However, the biggest problem with

communism is its atheism, and the fact that it seeks to create an ideal world on a

foundation which denies God. It is also a problem that in practice under

communism all things are carried out according to the private will of a few dictators.

To overcome these problems and to find a new solution we must go beyond

humanism to which we held on tightly A new thought founded on a new Godism

and a new central nucleus for such unity are necessary.

A central medium which enables the upper and the lower classes to unite in the

middle is necessary. This is none other than religion.

Originally, religion is supposed to accomplish this function. Religion's purpose is

the salvation of the world rather than just the salvation of individuals or families. In

order to unite the upper, the middle and the lower classes, new religion, which

serves as a nucleus for unity, is necessary.

Then what is the Unification Church? It is the new religion destined to carry out this

historic mission. I have been pioneering the path for that purpose. It is a historical

inevitability that people of all races want to meet me in that path.

Below: Rev.

Moon, Bo Hi Pak,

and S. A. Manson

The Position of

the Korean

Peninsula From

the Standpoint of

Civilization

The earth on

which we live is

divided into land

and ocean. If we

took at peninsulas

geographically,

we see that they

are centrally located so as to connect land and ocean. Accordingly, since ancient

times, peninsulas have always been significant locations for the formation of

civilizations. The ancient civilizations of both Greece and Rome as well as the

civilizations of Spain and Portugal all began and flourished on peninsulas. But

today, a new worldwide civilization, combining the civilizations of the East and the

West, must emerge. In Asia it is on the Korean peninsula that this is happening.

World civilization has developed as it has moved around the globe. First came the

continental Egyptian civilization, then the peninsular Greek and Roman

civilizations, then the island civilization of Britain, next the continental American

civilization, and continuing westward across the Pacific, there is the island

civilization of Japan, and now civilization is being extended to Asia so as to

concentrate into an emerging Korean peninsular civilization. The civilization

brought together here in Korea is one of high dimension, and it will play a central

role in creating a new world.

Japan, an island country, allowed Western civilization to become established in

Asia for the first time. The next age will be that of a peninsular civilization. The

Korean peninsula is the place where the Eastern and Western civilizations are

merging. As the historian Spengler pointed out, civilization, like the four seasons of

a year, has repeated its rise and fall. Today, the age of the Atlantic civilization is

passing, and the age of the Pacific civilization is emerging.

If we look at the situation around Korea, we see that Korea is located between the

four great powers of the United States, Japan, China and the Soviet Union. The

United States is currently expending great effort to counter the expansionist Soviet

Union. In Europe, the Soviet Union occupies half of a divided Germany, and in

Asia, it divided Korea into north and south, and it has kept the north within its range

of control.

If one is to truly comprehend the situation of the world today, one must understand

the situation of Korea, where God has a special will, and that within Korea

everything exists in a condensed form. For example, democracy and communism,

which are the main trends of thought in the present world, exist in Korea, and the

four major religions, Christianity, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Islam, also exist

here on a high level. As I said earlier Korea is the connecting point of the Eastern

and Western cultures, and the four greatest nations of the world are politically

confronting each other centering on Korea. Everything exists symbolically within

Korea itself. In God's dispensation, Korea is responsible to inevitably bring all of

these aspects into unity.

In conclusion, Korea has to accomplish four great tasks centering on the Unification

Movement. They are:

First, a unity of religions through an ecumenical movement;

Second, a unity of thought by overcoming materialistic communism through a

"Victory over Communism" movement;

Third, a unity of culture by establishing a new lifestyle in which the cultures of the

East and the West are combined; and

Fourth, a unity of economy through a new ideology.

With God's love of absolute value, we of the Unification Movement will love all the

people of the world even more than our own parents and brothers and sisters, form

the unified world and realize the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. With this, the

creation of the new world which God and mankind have been longing for will have

been completed. Only with God's love can there be true victory, true peace and true

happiness forever.

Below: Morton A. Kaplan and Mrs. Hak Ja Han Moon

The Future of

Asia Centering on

Korea

Korea is capable

of bringing about

unity in the four

areas mentioned

above through the

Unification

Movement. Of

them the first

three have

already nearly

reached completion. And we are now trying to accomplish the fourth and last point,

the economic problem.

Korea is developing economically at a rapid pace. However, it still cannot be said

that it has reached an advanced international level. Then how can this be

accomplished? To accomplish this goal is also the mission of our Unification

Movement. For this purpose, I intend to initiate cooperation between Germany's

high standard of mechanical technology and the industry of Korea. Spiritually,

Korea and the Unification Movement have already successfully linked Japan and

the United States. The United States and Europe are already linked culturally.

God has especially blessed and helped Germany and Japan to recover

economically after World War 11 in order to accomplish this dispensation. In

particular, Japan has become a gigantic economic power. Even Germany has

come to feel threatened by the economic success of Japan. The only way for

Germany to protect itself is to join together with Korea and produce superior quality

goods at reduced cost and market them in Japan and other places. Likewise, it

should allow the Third World to participate in equal profit-sharing. Then, if Japan is

included, the road of world economic unity will be opened.

It is primarily in Asia, centering on Korea, and not in Europe, that these four great

powers confront one another. Because of this, America is obliged to pay attention

to Asia, a continent greater than Europe. Considering this situation, Korea is a

country which in all areas will play a basic role in determining the destiny of the

confrontations between East and West, and North and South.

At this point, let us take a look at the practical possibility of this. Koreans have a

strong sense of justice and are religious, and they display their capabilities in many

different fields. If they come to a deadlock in any situation, they cope with it, or if

necessary, they can change directions in a bold and courageous way with much

adaptability. This trait is one of the outstanding characteristics of Koreans.

I was born among these Koreans, and the Unification Church has developed from

such a background. We of the Unification Church believe that as the fruit of such a

history, we are to accomplish the worldwide mission of bringing the upper and the

lower class closer together centering upon the yellow people.

The Unification Church has sufficient religious content to fully accomplish this

purpose. To accomplish this purpose I am determined to do my best in all fields of

endeavor and in all regions of the world.

God's Love -- The Absolute Value

To bring unity between the people of the upper and lower classes, we must bring

the people of the upper class to unite with those of the lower class and bring them

up to the level of those of the upper class. In order to accomplish that, a central

point of absolute value is necessary. That central point is God's love. Then what is

God's love like? God's love can be with both the people of the uppermost class and

the people of the lower class. God's love is never one-directional. It is a force which

moves in a spherical motion. It can move around freely from the highest point to the

lowest. Wherever God's love appears, it is welcomed by all, everywhere, and it

creates harmony everywhere, at all times.

God's love always possesses absolute value whenever and wherever it may be. If

we have God's love, we are happy; we feel tilled and secure. Though one may be in

a position at the bottom, he can still love those who are on top and those in top

positions can love those in the lowest positions. In this way God's love is infinitely

free. The people who have God's love receive a great welcome wherever they go in

the world. This is the reason why people follow Unification Church members

willingly and wholeheartedly wherever they may be in the world.

The Unification Church has sought salvation in God's love. As soon as people

come to realize that the new thought which the Unification Movement is introducing

is far more outstanding than those of both communism and capitalism, and that the

Kingdom of Heaven on earth is realized by the love of God, all people will be only

too happy to accept it.

In reality, as long as the aggressive policy of the communists persists, world peace

will never come about, nor will economic unity be possible. If Korea, the United

States, Germany Japan and China become one, it would be possible to block the

Soviet Union's global aggression. Of course China is at present a communist

country, but in hope of modernizing in the fastest way, it wishes to maintain friendly

relations with Japan, the United States and Germany. Because of its past

experience in history, China will never want to be close to the Soviet Union,

however.

In order to oppose the Soviet Union, the United States is compelled to strengthen

its armaments, and it also wants to maintain close ties with Japan, Germany and

China. But Japan is unwilling to strengthen militarily because of its past history and

because of its internal situation.

On the other hand, in view of its situation today, Korea is very eager to strengthen

its military defenses. The United States wants Korea to serve as the axis of

defense against the Soviet Union, but Korea alone is too small. Thus the United

States may want to have China join this axis of defense against the Soviet Union.

China wants to develop its own heavy industry, but this will take some time as its

foundation is too weak. Even though China wishes to import advanced technology

from Germany and other industrialized nations, geographically it is too far away

from them and its culture is very different from theirs; thus it is nearly impossible to

do so.

However, a good opportunity for China lies in utilizing the three and a half million

Korean residents who live in the northeastern part of China. Through them, Korean

and German technology could be disseminated extensively Korean residents in

Japan, the United States and China are connecting these three countries. For this

reason, the Unification Movement intends to connect Korea and Germany.

China would not mind joining together with Korea which has never attacked any

country throughout its entire history. Although Japan may not want to strengthen its

own armaments, it has the technology and the capability to produce weapons, and

it could produce them in China.

Here we arrive at one conclusion. If Korea together with the Unification Movement

plays a role, the technologies of Japan, Germany and the United States could

move into China, thereby helping strengthen the defense against the Soviet Union,

and Korea could further link the highest technology to the third world, eventually

leading to world peace. These countries will realize that is mutually profitable for all

of them to join together with Korea as a mediator. The three Asian countries could

form an economic alliance, with the United States and Germany connected to them

at the same time.

By so doing, the road of defense as well as the road of victory over the communism

of the Soviet Union would be paved. In this sense, Korea is becoming a new base

for an East-West civilization, and it is emerging as the center of the Pacific

civilization.

My Proposal

As a conclusion, I would like to make a proposal. It is to construct a "Great Asian

Highway" zone which would run through China, Korea and Japan, and then

eventually link the world by constructing a "Great Free World Highway" zone to

connect the whole world. This highway would be a great international highway

around which freedom is guaranteed, and it would go through mainland China,

crossing the Korean peninsula from north to south to an underwater tunnel or

bridge to Japan, and moving north through the entire Japanese islands.

If this highway were constructed, the three Asian countries would be linked through

the highway, and they would become one. The economic and cultural exchange

between them would be so frequent that it would literally enable them to form an

Asian Common Community.

China would probably agree to this, and so would Japan. Korea would undoubtedly

welcome it. The United States and Germany would also participate. If this plan is

carried out according to the framework suggested here, free traffic would become

possible among all the peoples of the Asian countries and as a result, North Korea

would have to give up its ambition of aggression through military means. It would

be forced to choose peaceful means for unification instead.

Thus, by uniting the Asians, it would eventually become possible to connect the

upper and lower classes of the world with the yellow peoples serving as mediator.

In order to concretely realize such an ideal, the Korean residents now living in

Japan, the United States and China could be connected to form a technological

group. Then automatically the direction of Japan and the United States would also

come into accord. Then, based on the new economic foundation, a highway which

guarantees freedom could be developed worldwide.

Thus through completing the unrestricted Asian highway, and realizing the

historically long cherished ideal of joining the upper and lower classes, a great

migration of the yellow peoples will come about. With Asia as its starting point, by

establishing a realistic unified economic sphere and connecting the East and West

in a new civilization, the peace of the new world can be realized, centering on

God's love which is the absolute value.

In this age of the transition of civilization when Western civilization joins that of the

East, and prepares to meet the new Pacific civilization, I sincerely hope that all you

distinguished participants from more than 100 countries of the world who are

participating in this memorable International Conference on the Unity of the

Sciences here in Korea, will have deep insight into these matters and will offer

concrete cooperation regarding them.

Thank you very much.

Proposal

Today, all humanity is yearning to free itself from hunger, disease and war, and

hoping for the ideal world overflowing with peace and happiness We simply cannot

look upon this cherished desire of humanity as though it were a dream which can

never be realized.

Burning within ourselves, each of us has a passionate desire to live in a unified

world transcending nationalities. This inner cry is nothing other than the true ideal

and heart of man, as well as God's heart and cherished desire.

As we close out the twentieth century, which has been trying and painful, and

prepare to greet the twenty-first century, I feel that we have come to a point where

in order to create a true culture, we need to leave behind us the pursuit of the

national good of our respective countries, which only leads to enmity and struggle,

and establish a global sense of values.

At the same time, when we reflect on whether we can maintain true peace for our

own countries without the happiness and peace of our neighboring countries, we

realize that world peace can be thought of only in the context of a love for all

humanity which transcends nationality.

From this point of view, I believe that now is the time when new academic theories

with respect to established social and economic structures need to be proposed.

Moreover, we need to establish a new international economic body so that we can

avoid the extensive economic waste and loss of the past, and push forward a new

land use plan from a "world and humanity" point of view in order to endow all

humanity with the right to enjoy peace and happiness together. On this basis an

ideal world can be established, eternal peace will be realized and people will be

blessed with happy and affluent lives.

Toward realizing this ideal of "humanity as one family and all men as brothers," I

propose the building of an International Highway which will link the countries of the

East and West (see figure).

One plan would be to begin with a first stage connecting Japan, Korea and China

which would pass through the Chinese mainland, South Asia, the Middle East and

Europe as far as the Soviet Union. Eventually, such highways would connect all

countries in the world in a direct course. Pneumatic tube systems could be

established in the median strip to handle the shipment of freight (see detailed

figures of pneumatic tube system), and in large cities, airports could be built

adjacent to the highway Immigration checkpoints could be established at

interchanges, and a simple and quick entry and exit system requiring no visa could

be adopted.

At least one kilometer on both sides could be set aside as a neutral buffer zone.

This zone would be established as an area transcending national boundaries, and

rest areas could be created here for the people who will be using high speed

automobiles (250 kph) and tour buses.

This proposal is a part of a concrete plan to realize the ideal world of the future as

quickly as possible. Such a plan calls for the realization of Heaven on Earth by

developing a network of high speed transportation which will bind the peoples of

the world into one. It is a clarion call for scientists to contribute to the happiness of

future humanity by developing the technology necessary to realize a world in which

round-trip journeys to any part of the world can be completed within a day.

With the integration of the world's economics, tremendous economic progress will

become possible and the people, who will all be leading affluent lives, will be able

to devote much of their time to leisure. They will have time to understand nature

and learn from it, to give thanks to God for its beauty, and to live for and love each

other, transcending nationality. It is my conviction that such an ideal world in which

all people enjoy true life will certainly come.

Such a world is the world of God's desire, the world which is consistent with the

ideas of the Unification Principle, and the ideal world for which humanity yearns.

Resolution by Participants and Observers

Inspired by its Founder, the International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences

has been striving to emphasize the moral and human factor in the application of our

science and technology.

Since its humble beginnings up to the present, this Conference has also dedicated

itself to establishing a forum for communication amongst the various social and

natural sciences.

This is the first International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences to occur in

Korea, the homeland of our Founder.

This gathering, which has included more than 1,000 observers and participants

from 103 nations, marks the Tenth Anniversary of the International Conference on

the Unity of the Sciences.

Be It Resolved that first of all, we express our heartfelt appreciation and recognition

to our Founder, the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, whose vision and commitment

have inspired this Conference; and

Be It Further Resolved that on this occasion, we scientists and scholars commit

ourselves again to the common task of bettering the well-being of Mankind,

regardless of race, sex, or religion; and

Be It Further Resolved that as an expression of our desire to end human suffering,

we applaud the spirit of Reverend Moon's proposal, as outlined in his Founder's

Address, that led to his conception of an international highway to link people

together and to realize the future peace of the world.