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     %SICK HEALTH CARE OBJECTIVE DISEASE SPIRIT SCI+921224
   %MEDICINE DOCTOR NURSE HOSPITAL CONFLICT RESOLVE 921224

     Wise  health  care involves us in the care of our own
bodies,   minds,   spirits and souls;  it  is  essentially
reflexive.   The  objective  paradigm  of  scientists  and
technocrats  does  not provide an adequate foundation  for
wise  health  care, because the paradigm lends itself very
readily  to  objective exclusivity which neither  respects
nor admires wise reflexive behavior.

     Wise  health  care  cannot  be  centered  around  the
objective  services  of  a technical expert (a  doctor  or
nurse)  who is  dedicated  exclusively  to  the  objective
paradigm;  because  such services cannot wisely lead us to
take  good care of our own bodies,   minds,   spirits  and
souls.   Because  of  the  exclusivity  of  the  objective
paradigm and because of the collusive games of mutual self
deception   by  which  the  paradigm  protects  its   most
fundamental assumptions,  perceptions,  and convictions---
the  paradigm  cannot  wisely  lead supporters  of  it  in
helping us engage in wise self-health-care; an essentially
reflexive process.

     Wise  health  care  includes wise  attention  to  our
personal sexuality and our sexual relationships;  both  of
which  are  essentially  reflexive in character.   In  the
absence of wise health care we are bound to become trapped
in addictive patterns of assumptions,  attitudes, beliefs,
convictions  and  manipulations;   including  manipulative
efforts   to  control  sexual   awareness,    perceptions,
feelings,  emotions, desires,  expressions, and behaviors.
Addictions of  all  forms  interact reflexively  with most
facets of human sexuality and  of human disease,  sickness
and  the  overall deterioration of personal  and  communal
health.   (See the book "Women,  Sex  and  Addiction"   by
Kasal.)  The neglect of these inter-relationships  by most
doctors is part of the pattern of the  collusive  games of
mutual  self  deception  which dominates "health services"
which are guided by the objective scientific paradigm.

     The  conflicts which exist between the provisions  of
the scientists' exclusive preoccupations with objectivity,
and  our  needs for wise reflexive health care; cannot  be
resolved  in  keeping with the provisions  of  scientists'
exclusive  preoccupations.  The conflicts must be resolved
in  keeping  with ideals,  values,   and  attitudes  which
transcend  the  exclusivity of any and all paradigms.   No
paradigm  which  excludes balanced consideration  of  both
personal  and communal integrity can serve as the paradigm
in terms of which to engaged in wise health care.

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