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  %PARADIGM CONFORMITY FAIL ENVIRONMENT CHANGE WISE+941122
  %EXPECT PROPER UNINFORMED CONFUSED MIS-GUIDED SIN+941122
  %CREATIVE REBEL COERCIVE REPRESS DISHONEST ADDICT 941122

     Paradigms which rely heavily upon conformity fail for
at least the following reasons:

     1.  Environments  change  and conformity  to  ancient
wisdom is often foolish in new environments.

     2.  People  conform  to what they think and  feel  is
expected  and  proper---and people are  often  uninformed,
confused, or mis-guided; and so fail to conform in keeping
with communal expectations.

     3.  Creative   people    rebel    against    coercive
expectations  of conformity---and often rebellion is  mis-
guided rather than wise and prudent.

     4.  Coercive   expectations  of  conformity   repress
creativity  which  is essential to  responding  wisely  to
changing environments.

     5.  Coercive expectations of conformity often lead to
dishonesty, collusions, addictions and codependent support
thereof.

     6.  Motivations    toward    conformity     undermine
motivations  toward  being  true  to self and  other  with
personal and communal integrity.

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