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     Upon  looking  up  the fertile valley,  we see  steep
cliffs rising on  both right  and left.   The few friendly
natives who are at home in the valley would welcome  those
who  live  on  the  barren plateaus  above  the  cliff-of-
objectivity on the right, and the cliff-of-subjectivity on
the left. The technocrats on the objective-plateau disdain
both the  valley-people  and  humanists for the importance
they place upon subjectivity. Humanists on the subjective-
plateau disdain both the valley-people and technocrats for
the  importance  they  place  upon objectivity.  Thus, the
different    cultures   remain   separated   because    of
indifference   and/or  exclusive  importance  placed  upon
complementary values.

     Plateau-people   assign  exclusive  value  to   their
respective excellence, and  excommunicate those who do not
compulsively value  the proper excellence within their own
collusion.    Those who are excommunicated fear to descend
into  the valley,  because their own culture has not shown
them how to take that kind of risk.  Thus,  excommunicants
look  across  the  valley and copy the overt  behavior  of
those they see, without sharing in their life. The valley,
which  would  be  the  natural  meeting  place  for  them,
continues to separate them---because of the  fear  of  the
unknown which each might encounter there.  For this reason
the  fertile  valley remains sparsely populated  with  the
fifth  culture,  which  might help unite the majority  and
minority  cultures  of both the objective-plateau and  the
subjective plateau. Each of the  plateau-cultures is aware
of only  two cultures on their own plateau,  regarding the
valley-culture  and the opposite-plateau-cultures  as like
the excommunicants  within  their own  culture.   Only the
valley people know that there are five   cultures.    They
value both  subjectivity and objectivity in balanced ways.
But even more they value a profound dedication-to-openness
and the free-flow of objective and subjective perceptions.
Valley-people regularly visit the plateaus, and when there
they  appear  there as local excommunicants.  Back in  the
valley they share all perceptions acquired on such visits,
and so strengthen their mutual understanding and culture.

     All  plateau-people  are relatively unaware of and/or
indifferent  to  the  valley-people.   Valley-people   are
generally  regarded by people on the  two high plateaus as
beneath their  high levels  of excellence. It would be too
risky  to descend  the cliff to visit  valley people where
they are at home.  Thus, sin abounds.

                                                                                                                               
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