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three “interviews” are highlighted here, from the book “Cloned Geniuses Speak,” by Tom Ball

INTRODUCTION

    This book is top secret. It describes a secret CIA program to clone historical geniuses. It is not known when the cloning program began, but all the cloned geniuses in the book are 20 years old. This book details only a hundred and two of the many geniuses cloned. And all of the geniuses here are copies of dead people. Of course the CIA has cloned people who are alive today as well, but that program is even more top secret than this book.
    The geniuses have been given a different face from the original and none know who they are. However they do know their country of origin. They also know that they are an experiment and that they live in isolation. They all have private tutors and are allowed to mingle with each other. However they don’t see anyone else and spend most of their time reading, or in the lab if they are scientists.
    The reader will be surprised to see many geniuses who died long ago and whose graves are in what most assume were unknown locations. The CIA will not divulge how they got hold of the remains of many of the geniuses. They just mention that there were a lot of museums, cults, churches, scientific institutions and the CIA themselves which preserved bones or hair etc. of great people in history and that they have a number of brilliant archaeologists who have conducted secret excavations to extract the DNA of many great geniuses of the past.
    Some of the few who have read this highly classified book have remarked that it would be impossible to get the DNA of some of the geniuses described in this book. Some of the readers of this book have also suggested that the geniuses are not who they are said to be but rather are other people who the CIA has brainwashed to think as they do. I, as the writer of this book have no idea what the truth is about that.
     In addition some readers have pointed out that the geniuses in this book say many of the same kinds of things. They say this is clear evidence of brainwashing, but I think it could also be that great minds think alike. However the geniuses do share many of the same tutors.
    Also some say that not all the people in this book are geniuses, but I have reserved judgment on this.
    Furthermore, one should not assume that this book a comprehensive representation of past genius. Many geniuses’ DNA could not be acquired (according to the CIA) and some of them were not made available for interviews with me (I am Tom Ball, a “journalist”).
    Each genius was interviewed briefly by me and the highlights of each interview have been given in the book.
    Most of the interviews in the book focused on the modern world and its problems rather than the past. Although many scientists are in this book, no details of their secret work for the CIA will be divulged in these pages. In any case all the geniuses in this book are only 20 years old, so one must not expect too much from them.
    Anyways most of the world’s problems need to be solved by political, economic, social and educational changes, and so the interviews concentrated on these.

PLATO

    I: Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher who theorized we need “Philosopher Kings” to rule us. How do you feel about that?

    P: In order to make government better we certainly do need better leaders and therefore a better system. Plato neglected to say exactly how we should pick better leaders and this has led to a lot of confusion.
    However I think the answer is simple. What is needed is for a wise leader of any country to start an experiment. What should be done is the leader simply picks the wisest businesspeople, writers, scientists etc. and these people would then form a “College of Geniuses”. This group would then pick a President, say every 5 years, to lead the nation.
    If the people in the College of Geniuses were truly wise and the leader they pick a good one, then that country would prosper more than others, and then other countries might follow suit.
    Of course the position of President would also have to be made desirable to clever people. So a huge salary would be in order, say USD$2 million per year. And the President would just make decisions, he wouldn’t need to sit in the legislature or visit foreign leaders or talk to the media. Just make decisions. And if this would not be enough to attract clever people then other inducements could be offered. In fact you could simply ask such a potential leader what they want, and give it to them if the College of Geniuses approved it.

    I: But do you really think the people would go for such an elitist system?

    P: People will love it, if it works.
    People say that one should keep the democratic system for better or worse. But it simply doesn’t make sense to not have your best people as leaders. You wouldn’t want a CEO to be mediocre would you? If the CEO is mediocre then the company would not thrive. It’s the same with government. Why isn’t it obvious to everyone?

    I: What other improvements to society could be made?

    P: I think that education is another important area where we can make real improvements. I think there should be a worldwide drive to make sure everyone in the world has at least a university or technical school diploma. And we don’t want to train people just in business and science. Every student should take a lot of liberal arts courses so that they can improve their thinking. If the developing world’s people were better educated in particular, many of their problems would soon disappear.
    Also the College of Geniuses could appoint great thinkers to come up with new texts and new ways to educate people. Experimentation is what has led to such great progress in science, why not apply it to learning?
    We should also have experiments in other aspects of life; indeed every person should be taught to try new ways of living all the time. People’s lives today are too routine and boring. Like watching about 4 hours of TV a day, as most people around the world do.

    I: Are you optimistic about the future?

    P: Well this is hard to predict. But I feel if humanity uses its best people to try to solve the world’s problems, then at least we would have nothing to be ashamed of. But it is obvious today that many world leaders are very mediocre; and with things like nuclear weapons proliferating so quickly, we really need visionaries.
     If we have great leaders everything will improve in our society, yet in history we have so seldom seen great leaders. It’s time we all smartened up, I think.

COLUMBUS

    I: In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Do you think that Columbus was great?

    C: Columbus was mostly the right man in the right spot at the right time. In his day exploration had already begun such as the circumnavigation of Africa by the Portuguese. Ships had been recently improved and cities were again beginning to thrive due to the revival of trade. It was inevitable that sooner or later expeditions would be launched westwards. However Columbus was a virtual genius in getting his crew to follow him and remain loyal throughout his first voyage. But due to bad luck and his lack of skill as a governor they didn’t even name the New World after him. He died in poverty and disgrace I understand.

    I: How do you feel about the modern global village that is developing?

    C: I think its just beginning. In a world global village I think development will come to all regions, as people are our number one resource.

    I: What about the exploration of space?

    C: I think putting colonies in space will be expensive but it will have a lot of benefits for science. Since many planets and moons are different from earth, scientists will be challenged to understand these bodies and will make new scientific discoveries in the process.

    I: What about the exploration of the ocean bottoms?

    C: We might be surprised by what we find there. Obviously the oceans have a big effect on climate and so we need far more research in this important area.

    I: Do you think our era is lacking in adventure? After all exploration of space and the oceans is a lonely business.

    C: Well the nature of adventure has changed, but there is still plenty of adventure to be found. I think going to exotic countries and being able to speak English in most cases offers a lot of adventurous opportunities, not the least of which is romantic opportunity. Of course knowing other languages would enhance the experience.
    In Columbus’ time for example you couldn’t communicate at all with many peoples throughout the globe, but now you can. There are still a lot of cultural differences despite the advent of the global village.
    In fact I would say there has never been more opportunity for adventure. But maybe in 50 years time there will be much less cultural diversity and chances for real adventures.

    I: Should everyone try to have adventures in their life?

    C: Yes, but most people are too conservative and too closed-minded to really try and have an adventure. If they go to a foreign country they often just see the sights which they could have read about in a book. Often they don’t really meet any local people at all. It seems a shame.
    Many people think that experiencing life vicariously on TV makes for a satisfying life, but they have never known true adventure. People are simply not educated well and no one really tells them about how to truly have exciting holidays.

JESUS CHRIST

    I: Plato described a concept which he called the “royal lie” whereby some lies have to be told to the people for their own benefit. Do you think Jesus was the same?

    JC: Of course Jesus lived after Plato and he probably appreciated the reasoning. Back in those days people needed to believe in God and believe that God wanted them to behave justly. Also many people like the idea of brotherly love that was advocated by Jesus.
    Jesus knew that he didn’t do those miracles, but it was necessary to tell the people that he was divine. Obviously if a real God had sent someone to earth this God would visit everyone, not just a few, and would be so awesome that everyone would believe immediately.
    So Jesus didn’t believe in God, but he really cared about people and wanted the best for them.

    I: So how do you feel about modern religions then?

    JC: You can see that at least, in the developed world, people are abandoning religion en masse. People don’t need it any more, especially if they are highly educated. Most educated people can see that religion was not made up by Gods or God but rather by humans. And it seems to them that there is no God.
    But I don’t think this has made people any more evil or bad. In fact people are becoming more liberal and open-minded which is an improvement.
     But the message of Jesus lives on. Love everyone. In the 1960s they almost changed the world and one day reformers will probably succeed. If only we could get rid of AIDS the whole love revolution will come back and it’ll be a great day for humanity.
    In the future automation will allow people to have much more free time, and they will not be so stressed out and will have time to love everyone they know.

    I: But in the 60s it was a relatively small group who wanted change. How can the masses be convinced?

    JC: Perhaps we need to change our governmental system. We need a system that will produce leaders who are not only intelligent but also kind and caring. Perhaps a group of caring people could be elected and they could determine which candidates are kind enough by studying their pasts. Or some other such system. It could all start with someone like one of the saints running for office and then changing the political system.

    I: Do you think that a Jesus type person is what is needed?

    JC: I think in a world of over 6 billion people there must be a lot of Jesuses. It’s just a matter of getting them involved in politics. Like I say a saintly or Jesus type person could win power and then search the world over for other good people to join the government.
    Many people have big hearts and have great potential to do good work. We need to find such kind people at an early age and send them to elite schools which will train them for taking political power. I think many good people would be willing to donate money towards establishing such a school. The school need not be Christian, as this would turn a lot of people off, but rather should be open to any kind person.
    Many people think that kind people are stupid, but I think there are people out there who have many brilliantly kind and caring ideas. They are veritable geniuses. And we need to use them.

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