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%THREATS TO THE COMMITMENT TO OBJECTIVITY 850301
The scientist who is compulsively committed to
objectivity as a supreme ideal must be careful to fight
off threats to that commitment. People of great personal
integrity are likely to be perceived as being such threats
by virtue of their presence. They by their being
demonstrate that people who are not compulsively objective
are worthy of great respect and are very attractive
people. The feelings of attraction towards such people of
integrity must be fought off, else the commitment to
objectivity will be weakened. It is clear that people
who have such obvious integrity are not compulsively
dedicated to objectivity as all people worthy of
respect logically should be. Thus the attractions
of such people are misleading and an indication of
the weakness of the scientists who needs to renew his
commitment to objectivity to fight off such attraction.
The attraction of such a person of integrity may, be
fought off with the observation that the attraction is
based upon sexual considerations, rather than upon
rational ones. Sexual considerations are not to be
trusted and respected. Females can not be trusted
to become scientists. They would undermine the
integrity of the scientists profession! Only females who
lack integrity and are not attractive can be trusted to be
scientists. By discouraging attractive females from
becoming scientists, real scientists can maintain
the purity of their profession.
Should people be held responsible for the emotional
responses which they elicit in others? Under what
circumstances? For the actions they prompt in others?
Under what circumstances? When is such responsibility for
others' responses not appropriate? What damage can being
over-responsible cause? Should people be held responsible
for damage done by their being over-responsible?
Some people believe that they should be responsible
for the proper behavior of other persons. Parents try to
assure themselves that their children behave responsibly.
Spouses often try to make each other behave responsibly.
Teachers seek to assure themselves that their students
behave properly. Trying to be responsible for others'
responses leads to difficulties for both self and
other. Others resent attempts to control them.
Failure to control leads to guilt and heightened
attempts to control, and heightened rebellion against
control. Paternal responsibility needs to be defined
in terms which more helpfully acknowledge the limits
to human powers and responsibility. People often do
not helpfully acknowledge the limits to human powers and
responsibility. People can not helpfully be held
accountable for how others feel, think, and behave.
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