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%ALIENATIVE REDUCTIONISTIC MODELS 800915
In elementary particle physics it is assumed that the
relationships between elementary particles originate in
the unchanging nature of the elementary particles, and in
the unchanging initial conditions of the primal event. It
is assumed that the relationships between elementary
particles in no way change the natures of the elementary
particles, for they are eternal in their natures.
Particles and their natures are primary: relationships
between particles flow from the particles, their natures,
and their initial conditions. Relationships are not
sources of change, they merely are change---change in
positions, or the cause of the changes in positions of
unchanging elementary particles.
Some people believe that a complete understanding of
the relationships between unchanging elementary particles
will be the basis for understanding the relationships
between changing persons. No evidence has been advanced
in support of this belief. No coherent theory of the
nature of persons makes clear that the belief if grounded
in a coherent theory which is itself grounded in
experiential evidence. The belief seems to be just that,
a belief grounded in faith.
It seems strange that relationships between changing
persons whose mutual perceptions occasion further changes-
--should be understandable in terms of elementary
particles which neither change nor perceive, and do not
respond mutually to human perceptions of them. It is not
clear why modeling of human perceptions and relationships
should be based upon non-perceiving elements which relate
to each other in ways so different from human ways of
perceiving and changing. Justification for the strange
choice may exist, but it needs to be explicitly made and
examined. In any event, the ultimate justification is to
be found in how fruitful or barren the choice of model is
--- how well it promotes mutual understanding and
cooperative behavior between mutually understanding
people. To the extent that the model occasions alienation
and misunderstanding between and among those who take it
seriously, to such an extent it is not wise to take the
model seriously. Neither should it be honored if it
occasions alienation between those who take it seriously
and those who do not.
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