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 %TRANSCEND COLLUSIVE PARADIGM VALUES IDEALS ASSUME 891022

     It  is  difficult for participants in a  paradigm  to
transcend  the  limitations  of  the  paradigm  under  the
leadership of the paradigm.

     Natural  scientists  believe that their  paradigm  is
better than other paradigms because within their  paradigm
are  rules  for rejecting specific sub-paradigms which  do
not  with integrity contribute without fail to  the  meta-
paradigm.  Scientists seek objective evidence and  require
that  all  objective  evidence fit according  to  specific
rules of logic into an integrated whole. Sub-paradigms are
rejected  if  they cannot be rationalized to fit into  the
meta-paradigm as part of an empirical whole.

     Natural  scientists  who have committed  their  whole
lives to their meta-paradigm fail to recognize that within
their meta-paradigm are rules which dictate what kinds  of
experience  may be legitimately considered to be evidence,
and what kinds of logic may be legitimately considered  to
be  rational.   The  rules of selection  serve  the  meta-
paradigm and protect the meta-paradigm against exposure of
its flaws.  Those who serve the meta-paradigm are  blinded
by  it,  so that they cannot consciously have  experiences
and perceptions which would undermine the  meta-paradigm's
collusions and taboos.

     Natural scientists are not  trained in any formal way
to examine their assumptions in the light of philosophers,
theologians,  psychologists, sociologists,  psychiatrists,
anthropologists,   or personal counselors.  Through narrow
specialization  they avoid gaining the skills which  would
enable them to see the weaknesses of their  meta-paradigm.
While   committed  to  their  meta-paradigm  they   cannot
transcend its most essential values,  ideals, assumptions,
and  presuppositions;  and cannot see the nature of  their
specialization prison.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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