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  %DISHONEST ADDICT COLLUDER TECHNOCRAT CODEPENDENT 900426

     What   are  the  essential  differences   between   a
technocrat and a healthy person of integrity?

     The   difference  is  not at the  level  of technical
competence,  education, or skills.   There are technocrats
who  have  low levels of technical competence,   education
and/or skills.  There are technocrats who are not regarded
as technical people,  and who do not regard themselves  as
technical  people;  and superficially they may voice  many
anti-technological attitudes.

     The difference between technocrats and healthy people
of integrity pertains to wholeness,  coherence, integrity,
health;   to their level of honesty and their freedom from
patterns  of  thought,   feeling,   attitudes  which   are
characteristic  of colluders,  addicts  and  codependents.
Technocrats  are addicts and codependents who are  focused
compulsively upon technical considerations.

     Technocrats view technical understanding,  skills and
materials   as  appropriate  fixes  to  deal  with   human
dilemmas;   viewing them as solutions to  human  problems.
They  perceive  all  human  situations  and  dilemmas   as
technical   problems   to  be  solved   with   appropriate
technologies.    They see  appropriate technicians as  the
experts  who  should   be in   control  through  technical
analysis,    prescription  and application of  appropriate
manipulative procedures.

     Addicts are preoccupied with finding fixes which they
can  control in dealing with human situations.   They  are
dishonest  about  the nature of human dilemmas and how  to
meaningfully cope with dilemmas.

     Alcoholics dishonestly focus upon alcohol in  seeking
their fixes.

     Drug addicts dishonestly focus upon their drug(s)  of
choice in seeking fixes.

     Workaholics   dishonestly   focus   upon   work-place
activities in seeking their fixes.

     Sexaholics  dishonestly focus upon members  of  their
preferred sex-object-type as fixes.

     Technocrats  dishonestly  focus upon  scientific  and
technological  manipulations and control in seeking  their
fixes.

     Technocrats   cannot  meaningfully  cope   with   the
essential  mysteries,  miracles,  love and affection which
are part of honestly living with healthy integrity.   They
want to analyze,  understand,  predict and control so much
that  in  their efforts they act in ways  which  eliminate
essential mysteries,   miracles,   love   and   affection.
Technocrats   do  not  perceive  love  and  affection   as
appropriate  when  confronted  with a dilemma  over  which
there  cannot be human control.    They  are unwilling  to
accept mysteries  and miracles  as essential components of
healthy  living;   and  so they  work  to  minimize  them.
Technocrats are dishonest.

     Technically   competent  people  who  are  profoundly
honest    are   not  technocrats.      Profoundly   honest
and  technically competent people do not regard  technical
tools as fixes for fundamental human dilemmas.

     Technocrats  do not know how to respond  humanely  to
the reality  of human death, and are constantly trying  to
prevent all deaths.

     Technocrats  do not know how to respond  humanely  to
the  reality of human sexuality, and are constantly trying
to  gain  control  over  expressions  of  human  sexuality
through  some system of technical regulations,   morality,
ethics and legislation.

     Technocrats  are  trapped in dishonest  responses  to
human  situations  and dilemmas,  and  so  their  personal
knowledge is superficial.

     Technocrats  do not know how to respond creatively to
spiritual relationships and so they respond in ways  which
deny  the reality of the spiritual aspects of  integrative
living.    There is no depth in their perceptions.   Their
perceptions   of  people's  values,   ideals,   attitudes,
emotions,  affection, love,  and integrative relationships
are not even skin deep.

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