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 %GOOD EVIL IMMORAL UNETHICAL RIGHT WRONG LAW LEGAL 930402

     People who are stuck in dichotomous thinking patterns
feel a  compulsive need to reduce every question  to  some
form   of  either/or,   yes/no,   good/evil,   friend/foe,
ally/enemy,  etc.  They cannot be comfortable with complex
situations  in  which there is more than a  straight  line
with  opposite  ends to the line;   e.g.,   for  them  the
following  are too complex:  a  flat surface,    a   three
dimensional volume of space,   or  an  n-dimensional space
in  which   many issues are inter-woven  in  complex ways.
Confronted with a complex reality  they project  its  dark
shadow upon  a straight line and declare  that  one end of
the straight line  represents  "good"   and  the  opposite
end  of  the line represents "evil";  and  that  there  is
nothing more to the complex reality than the  two ends  of
the dichotomous straight line of projection.

     There are  people  who feel that it  is  of  ultimate
importance to define what forms of expression of affection
are non-sexual,  and what forms of expression of affection
are sexual in nature. They are concerned with making rules
and regulations  which say in black and white  terms  when
each form of expression of affection is good,  and when it
is evil.   They are ready,  to pass alienative  judgements
and  issue  condemnations  when  people  transgress   over
their   sharply  defined   boundaries  in  their   sharply
defined one-dimensional world of simplicity.

     Such  people  cannot  imagine  the  possibilities  of
creative   conflict  resolution;   for  creative  conflict
resolution requires  open  and honest  dialogue  with  the
"enemy"; and that is treason which is punishable by death.
Dichotomous    addictive   people   cannot   conceive   of
cooperating   with  the  integrative  enemy  in   creative
conflict resolution, for cooperation  with the integrative
enemy  in  open  and  honest  dialogue is  treason.   Thus
dichotomous    addictive   people   perpetuate   conflict,
violence,  alienation,  and disintegration.  No matter how
powerful   and   influential   they  may   be   in   their
disintegrative ways, they do not merit respect or support.

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