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     %BEHAVIORISM VS DIALOGUE SHARING EXPERIENCES-2 851106

     Behaviorists  have the attitude and belief that  only
behavior has meaning and that self referential  statements
about internal feelings,  emotions,  desires,  intentions,
beliefs and attitudes do not have sufficient meaning to be
worthy   of  attention.    It  is  thus  meaningless   for
behaviorists to share their experiences of what it is like
to be a behaviorist.   Dialogue about subjective states of
consciousness is absurd to a behaviorist that takes self's
attitudes and beliefs seriously.

     Is self to regard one's own belief's and attitudes as
worthy of attention;  or is only one's own behavior worthy
of one's own attention.   Are reflexive observations about
one's own self worthy of one's own time and attention?  Is
it  meaningful to be "in touch"  with one's own  feelings,
emotions, beliefs; or,  should one ignore them in favor of
watching  only  one's  own behavior and  interpreting  its
meaning objectively?

     Are intentions and ideals real?   If they are not, is
it possible to make a mistake?  How can one make a mistake
in  attempting to fulfill one's own intentions and  ideals
if they are not real, worthy of attention?

     What  that is real can intimate friends share if only
behavior  is  meaningful?   What is a meaningful focus  of
dialogue  if  it is taboo to share  subjective  states  of
consciousness?    Is the taboo to avoid sharing subjective
states  of consciousness real;  it is objective  behavior?
If  the taboo is effective there is no objective  behavior
in  violation  of the taboo.   What behavior then  is  the
manifestation of the taboo?   Is the absence of behavior a
form of behavior?   How is absence of behavior to be given
meaning?    If taboos are not real why do so  many  people
behave as if they were real?

     Does  the  behavior  of  being  reluctant  to   share
intimate  personal  experiences mean anything?    To  what
reality does the absence of such dialogue point?   In what
sense  is it an absence apart from the sense that it  does
not fulfill a common human longing for connectedness.   Is
such longing real?  Does it violate some taboo?

                                                                                                                               
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