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Questions of dissonance flow primarily from
experience. Experience is the primary ground out of which
ultimate questions relating to conflict flow. Insights
into the ways of conflict resolution thus flow from
reflecting upon the primary experiences of conflict,
dissonance, frustration, anger, etc.
Experiences of conflict and dissonance flow from
differences between theory, expectations, requirements,
legalisms, tradition, taboos, etc. on the one hand and
primary experiences, perceptions, sensations emotions,
relationships, etc. on the other. Collusions, however,
may require that such differences be obscured, rather than
be clarified, perceived clearly, questioned, understood
and resolved.
Understanding and conflict resolution flows from the
clarification of differences, especially the clarification
of dissonance between theory, expectations, requirements,
legalisms, traditions, taboos, collusions, etc. on the one
hand and primary experiences, perceptions, sensations,
emotions, relationships, etc. on the other. If people are
not openly and honestly in touch with their primary
experiences such understanding and conflict resolution is
impossible.
The essence of understanding and conflict resolution
is the open and honest communication of perceptions of
differences which are central to experiences of conflict,
dissonance, frustration, anger, etc. Whatever stands in
the way of such open and honest communication of
perceptions of differences is evil in that it promotes
alienation, conflict, dissonance, frustration, violence,
and disintegration. Such disintegration can be avoided
only if integrative values and ideals help people in
conflict transcend the differences which divide and keep
them separated and frustrated by their differences rather
than attracted and united because of their complementary
differences.
Integration depends upon asking integrative questions
rather than disintegrative questions. Questions of
alienative legalistic judgments, righteousness, salvation,
rewards, punishments, and excommunication do not lead to
integration. Such questions are misleading because they
flow from disintegrative theory which is compulsively
analytic and objective. The choice of primary theory and
paradigm is a value judgment which leads to integration or
disintegration.
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