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   %ABSTRACT THEORY EXPERIENCE PERSONAL GOD COMMUNE 910627

     Beware  of  abstract systems and theories  which  are
not  related  very  directly to personal  experiences   to
which  many people can honestly testify.   The experts  in
abstract systems  and theories which are not related  very
directly  to  personal experiences to which may people can
honestly  testify,     are  bound  to be persons who   are
tempted    to  manipulate   their  abstract  systems   and
theories,    so  that the   support  of  the  systems  and
theories    will   be particularly favorable to  them  the
experts.

     If   abstract   systems   and theories   are   highly
honored,  respected,  revered;  they are likely to attract
significant amounts  of support,   and so the experts  who
attend  to the systems  and theories are likely to  become
administrators  of  significant amounts of support;    and
prone  to personal corruption in the absence  of  powerful
unbiased  checks  and balances.   Who is to check  on  the
powerful  experts?  Who is to  tell the  powerful  experts
that  their  value  judgements and ideals are  biased  and
unjust?

     Many    of   the  religious  leaders   in   religious
organizations  have  been experts in abstract systems  and
theories  which have   not   been  related  very  directly
to    personal  experiences  to which  many  people  could
honestly   testify.  They  have manipulated the  religious
doctrines and rituals to their own advantage.

     Many     scientific     leaders    in    professional
scientific  organizations are experts in abstract  systems
and  theories which  are not related directly to  personal
experiences   to  which   many   people    can    honestly
testify.     They   have manipulated  the  expenditure  of
great  monies  and  resources  in  industrial,   military,
political  and trade wars to their own advantage;   and to
the degradation of the integrity of persons,   communities
and   environments  of  most  living creatures  on  planet
earth.

     Addiction  to the services of technical experts is  a
threat   to   personal  and  communal   integrity;     all
codependents  need  to   beware of the  promises  made  by
technical  experts  who attend  to abstract systems and to
theories  which  are   not  related   very   directly   to
personal  experiences  to  which many people can  honestly
testify.

     The  Communist  world  disintegrated  in  large  part
because  it became  addicted  to the technical experts  in
an   abstract  and   theoretical    political    paradigm;
experts    who  manipulated   the  system  to  their   own
advantage,      without   honest    concern     for    the
integrity    of   persons   as individuals,   and  without
honest concern for the integrity of all their communities.
They  did not deal honestly with the  inter-dependence  of
personal  integrity and  communal integrity.    They   did
not provide checks and balances  to prevent the corrupting
concentration  of  power in the hands of a  few  technical
experts.
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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