In this lengthy document, Rev. Moon discusses: 1) The need to unite the "upper" and "lower" classes of human society and overcome divisions through religion serving as a unifying force. 2) How Korea, situated between four major powers, can help unite differing ideologies, religions, and cultures through the Unification Movement. 3) A proposal to construct a "Great Asian Highway" connecting China, Korea, and Japan to facilitate economic and cultural exchange and unity between Asian nations.

1. 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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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.

13. 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.