Looking at the challenges facing society today, you can safely conclude that it is high time we reexamined our values, and evaluated some of the processes and assumptions underlying our culture and society. Such an analysis would question the very nature of what it means to be human, what it means to be a member of a "civilization", and what choices we have that would ensure a prosperous future for all people.
The Venus Project is not just about new city designs, updating our technologies, making them efficient and long-lasting, or equal and free access to goods and services for all, but also arriving at a value system that is congruent with the aims and needs of a Resource Based Economy.