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       %EXCLUSIVE TRUTH PARADIGM COMPLEMENT INSIGHT 931009

     Some  people  are trapped in paradigms  according  to
which they can  be comfortable only  with truths which are
defined and controlled by the entrapping paradigm?  Truths
which originate outside of their entrapping paradigms  are
a threat to  their  collusive paradigm  and  are therefore
rejected as not-true,  evil, alien,  enemy,  un-important,
etc.

     Religious  leaders  of  the fundamentalist  kind  are
often  trapped  in  a paradigm which  prevents  them  from
recognizing    and   acknowledging   truths   which    are
complementary  to  the  truths which  dominate  their  own
lives.    They feel insecure and so are defensive  in  the
presence  of  truths  over  which they  feel  they  cannot
maintain control.   Their insecurity and defensive  stance
may lead  them  to  use coercive, manipulative and violent
means in their efforts to be in control of their followers
and the context within which they find themselves.

     People who are trapped in an exclusive  paradigm  are
alienated  from those people who are not trapped in  their
exclusive  paradigm, and so they are alienated from people
who are not trapped  in any exclusive paradigm  as well as
alienated  from  people  trapped  in  competing  exclusive
paradigms.    They  are  confronted  by  a  dilemma  which
generates  for them a tragic double bind out of which they
cannot extricate themselves.    They need to find a way to
transcend  their  exclusive paradigm  and  recognize  that
there are people of integrity who are worthy of  trust who
are not trapped within their own exclusive paradigm.  Such
trustworthy  people are often ready to  be  of  help  when
honest help is honestly asked for.   For honest help to be
honestly asked for a person needs to transcend the thought
restrictions of whatever  collusive and exclusive paradigm
may be their prison.
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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