With the observable fact that scientific knowledge makes our

Hear the vision of Jacque Fresco, a dreamer of futures yet to be born, who declared: “With the observable fact that scientific knowledge makes our lives better when applied with concern for human welfare and environmental protection, there is no question that science and technology can produce abundance so that no one has to go without.” These words are not idle speculation but a creed, a torch lifted to remind us that knowledge, when wedded to compassion, has the power to banish scarcity and suffering from the earth.

The ancients, too, knew the power of knowledge, though they glimpsed it dimly compared to us. The builders of aqueducts in Rome harnessed engineering to carry water across mountains, bringing life to cities that would otherwise have withered in thirst. The farmers of Mesopotamia shaped canals to tame the rivers, transforming deserts into fields of grain. Each step of scientific knowledge, even in its infancy, multiplied the fruits of the earth. Fresco stands in this long tradition, proclaiming that the march of discovery is not meant to enrich a few, but to bring abundance to all.

Consider the story of Norman Borlaug, the father of the Green Revolution. In the twentieth century, he bred crops that resisted disease and yielded harvests many times greater than before. His work lifted entire nations from famine; it is said that a billion lives were saved by his science. Here we see Fresco’s truth embodied: when technology is applied with care for human welfare, it becomes not a tool of destruction but of life, turning scarcity into plenty.

Yet Fresco’s words also carry a warning. He reminds us that the fruit of science is not pure unless guided by moral concern. Knowledge without conscience becomes a weapon: the same chemistry that gives us medicine can give us poison, the same physics that lights our homes can build bombs. If we pursue technology without regard for environmental protection, we turn the earth into a wasteland; if we wield it without care for people, we sharpen inequality instead of dissolving it. Thus his wisdom insists that the path to abundance is not knowledge alone, but knowledge bound to compassion.

This vision is heroic, for it dares to declare that hunger, poverty, and deprivation are not eternal curses but solvable problems. Fresco insists that “no one has to go without,” for the earth is generous, and our inventions are mighty. The chains of want are not forged by nature, but by misuse, by greed, by failure of will. He calls us to awaken, to recognize that the very tools already in our hands could create a world where every child is fed, every family sheltered, every community sustained.

The lesson, O listener, is clear: cherish scientific knowledge, not as a treasure locked in books or in laboratories, but as a living force for the good of all. Support those who use their gifts to heal the planet, to feed the hungry, to protect the vulnerable. And in your own life, do not dismiss science as distant, but live its wisdom—reduce waste, respect the earth, use technology responsibly, and seek innovations that uplift. For each small act of alignment between knowledge and compassion helps weave the fabric of this promised abundance.

Therefore, let Jacque Fresco’s words endure as both promise and command: science and technology, guided by love of humanity and reverence for the earth, can free us from the tyranny of scarcity. Let us not waste this power on vanity or destruction. Instead, let us dedicate it to the building of a world where all may eat, all may drink, all may thrive. For this is not fantasy—it is destiny, if only we have the courage to unite wisdom with compassion.