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%REFLECTING UPON DISINTEGRATION 841212
When you have lost a unifying world-view and your
world is disintegrating around you---it is wise to take
time out to reflect upon the consequences of the ideals
to which members of your extended community are
committed. Absent such time out for reflection---you may
never discover that you are the victim of commitments to
naive ideals. Commitments made early in life are often
made with no awareness of the consequences. When
such naive commitments lead to disintegration,
frustration, alienation, and violent conflict---it is
wise to take time out to reflect upon personal and
communal ideals.
It is the nature of ideals to be reflexive. Ideals
pertain to the behavior of the people committed to the
ideals. Making a commitment to an ideal is not an
objective act. Reflecting upon one's own ideals is not an
objective act. One can not reflect upon other people's
ideals---without thereby reflecting upon one's own ideals.
Reflecting upon any ideals takes one outside the domain of
objective behavior, even when the ideals pertain to being
objective.
Jack's ideal is to force Jill to genuinely love him.
Such an ideal is self defeating; the ideal defeats
itself, because it lacks integrity and undermines the
integrity of those committed to it. People who become
committed to such a naive ideal defeat themselves---
unless they take time to reflect upon the
consequences of their naive commitments.
Professor O. B. Jective's ideals is to avoid self-
referential behavior which is subjective, and therefore
unreliable. The professor is committed to avoiding
subjective judgments and so is committed not to engage in
reflection upon the consequences of his commitments. He
and his respected colleagues are committed to helping each
other engage in only objective behavior. They and the
scientists whom they respect are participating in a game
of mutual self-deception which keeps them from reflecting
upon their commitment to believe that all their
professional behavior is objective. By the rules of
their game they are not permitted to reflect upon the
consequences of their commitments to objectivity.
Professor O. B. Jective can not reflect wisely upon
the arms race he is promoting.
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