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  %DANGER SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SUBSTITUTE HONEST LOVE 901015

     The   dangers  which  are  inherent  in  science  and
technology  have  to  do with them coming to be  addictive
substitutes for the presence of honest love.

     When   science and technology become addictive  fixes
which  are used in an effort to substitute for honest love
which  is   absent,    the consequence  is  a  progressive
pattern   of personal and communal  disintegration.    The
disintegration  progresses   first  in  the  non-objective
domain  which  is ignored by science and technology;   and
so  is an invisible process  of  disintegration  from  the
point   of   view  of scientists  and  technocrats.    The
disintegration   of   the reflexive  realm  which  is  not
objective,    leads  through decisions  which are not wise
to the disintegration  which is  evident  in the objective
realm of decay  in  housing,  health, education,  business
vitality,   political integrity,  international  dialogue,
etc.

     There   are  no  technical  manipulations  which  can
substitute  honestly  for the absence of true love.    Too
often  there  is a  tendency  for technocrats  to  believe
that the  dilemmas which they perceive as problems, can be
solved through the use  of  technical manipulations in the
manner of  addicts and  codependents.   The  dilemmas need
to   be   perceived  honestly  as  non-technical  dilemmas
which cannot be  fixed with technocratic procedures;  then
honest  love may have a chance to respond appropriately to
the dilemmas.

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