Timothy Wilken, MD writes: In my articles Beyond Property and Redefining Wealth, I explained
that most human wealth is a gift and cannot be owned. As such it is a
mistake to call this form of wealth “property.” Therefore, I coined the
term “Synergic Trust” to represent wealth received as a gift.

Recall that Synergic wealth is
that which supports life for self and others.  Synergic Wealth comes in
two forms: Synergic Trust and Property

Synergic Trust — wealth that comes to us as a gift

This includes the Life Trust
— life itself, the plants and animals which are a gift from God, and
Nature, and our human bodies which are a gift from God, Nature, and our
Parents.

It includes the Earth Trust
— the sunshine, air, water, land, minerals, the earth itself all of
which come to us freely. This wealth is provided to us by God and
Nature.

And, thirdly it includes the Time Trust
— the accumulated ‘knowing’ from the time-binding of all the humans who
have ever lived and died. Our inherited Wisdom, Knowledge, and
Information including Architecture, Art, Literature, Music, Science,
and Technology. It is the Time Trust that forms the basis of all human
progress.

We humans are the beneficiaries then of three major trusts —
the Life Trust, the Earth Trust and the Time Trust. We, humans can not
and do not own these trusts. They are not derived of our lives. They
are not the product of our mind or labor. We have not paid for them.
There is no moral or rational basis for us to claim ownership. They are
not property.

If we wish to use and control these trusts, then we must act
as trustees, and then only if we act responsibly. As responsible
trustees, we must preserve and protect these trusts. We must act as
conservationis

However,
some wealth is property, but it is important to define the term with scientific precision.

Property — wealth that we earn with our action and/or our leverage.

Action is how most
humans earn their livings today. We work for salaries using either the
action of our bodies, or solve problems using the actions of our minds.
Our understanding of Time-binding has revealed that thinking is the
most powerful form of human action. Many of us earn our livings today
by thinking.

Tools allow humans to lever
the power of their action. Humans are tool users and tool makers. If I
am a skilled tool user I can sell my actions to serve others with my
skills. If I am a skilled tool maker, I can sell the tools I make to
give other leverage increase the effectiveness of their action.
Thinking can produce ideas and discoveries which lead to hypotheses and
theories which lead to technology designs which allows us to build
technology artifacts or tools which leverages action further.

Property is synergic wealth created by human action and leverage. Property is not received as a gift, but is that which is earned by
the labor of mind or body. Property is owned by the individual acting
and the individual providing the leveraging. Property may be sold, but not stolen. Wealth seized and possessed through coercion or force is not property, it is scientifically defined as “plunder.” In a synergic society, plunder is always returned to its rightful owner.

Synergic Wealth
—def—> Life itself and that which promotes human well being
generally—that which satisfies human needs of self and other—that which
promotes mutual survival and makes life meaningful for self and other.
This then includes all Property and all Synergic Trust.

Synergic Wealth is then 1) Life itself including the Life Trust 2) Human Action—Mental and Physical—Thinking, Action, and Behavior—Primary Property 3) Human Leverage—Mental
and Physical—Intellectual Property in the forms of Theories,
Discoveries, and Technology Designs—Primary Property, and Physical
Property such as Tools, Technology Artifacts, and Products—Secondary
Property, 4) the Time Trust, and 5) the Earth Trust. (09/26/08)
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