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  %ADDICT HEALTH HONEST TRUTH SELF ESTEEM SCIENTIST 910212

     For an  addict to recover health it is essential  for
the addict to deal with the truth about self; perhaps with
the  loving   help   of  others'  confrontation  of  their
dishonest attitudes and practices.

     Scientists are  addicted to  objectivity,   analysis,
manipulations,   control,   prediction and  with  research
characterized by such rituals. Scientists are in the habit
of   maintaining  dishonest  attitudes   regarding   their
addiction to objectivity. They pretend that objectivity is
possible in  situations  where  it is not possible  and/or
is  not valuable.

     Non-scientists and scientists alike need to deal with
both  the apparent and real sources of  self-satisfaction,
self-esteem,  self-confidence, self-fulfillment,  hope and
faith which scientists have. We need to deal with the real
nature   of  the  ground  of  being  which   characterizes
scientists.  For a technocratic society which is  addicted
to  the  apparent advantages  of the scientists'  paradigm
to  survive  in any meaningful way,  it is  essential  for
there  to  be an  honest understanding of the healthy  and
un-healthy sources  of self-esteem within the lives of its
influential citizens.

     Sources of self-esteem are not  objective  realities.
Scientists'   sources  of self-esteem  are  not  objective
realities,  and being honest about scientists'  sources of
self-esteem  can  be  a helpful step on  the  way  towards
recovery from scientists'  addictions to a paradigm  which
blinds  them to the truth about the limitations  of  their
own   way  of  life.   Objectivity  is  not  the  key   to
understanding the limitations of objectivity. Being honest
about scientists'  sources of self-esteem may help us  all
learn about the limitations of objectivity.

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