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2150 is the title of a work of fiction written by Don and Thea Plym in 1970.

Plot

In this new age book, there was a concept called CI, short for Central Information. In the novel, Central Information is the planetary artificial intelligence, a concept developed by other science fiction authors such as John Varley and Stephen Baxter . In 2150, CI is in constant contact with all members of the Macro Family, or human race, through a vast network of wireless sensors. CI monitors the activities of all members and evaluates their consciousness and grades their "level" of awareness based on Plym's Macro qualities of love, wisdom, and leadership.

2150 also outlined the "Macro Philosophy" -- which entailed the idea of acceptance and desire in order to balance one's karma and evolve from being shallow, and greedy (i.e. micro) to being open, kind, and loving (macro), eventually becoming one with everything. Telekinesis, telepathy, and other psychic phenonema were some of the goodies promised by this evolution.

Inspiration

In 1969, a professor at Gannon College in Erie, Pennsylvania, had a series of dreams for 6 months. Each night he would pick up where he left off, in an earth 180 years in the future. As strange as this may seem, he condensed his experiences into two books: A Macro Philosophy for the Aquarian Age, copyright October 1970, and 2150: the Macro Love Story copyright October 1971. Both books (white cover version) were published by his short-lived corporation, the Macro Development Center. Don shared the copyright with his former graduate student and wife, Thea Alexander.

Production

In 1973, Gene Roddenberry, of Star Trek fame, was interested in 2150 and wanted to produce a television series based on the book, but rights were tied up in court in a divorce between the authors, in which Don retained rights to A Macro Philosophy for the Aquarian Age, and Thea retained rights for 2150. The blue version of the original text was published in 1973.

In 1976, Thea Alexander reworded parts of the book and published under the Warner Books label. This is the red and black on white paperback version of which most people are familiar. 2150 went through several printings before going out of print sometime in the early 1990s.

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