This is http://www.essayz.com/a9507261.htm Previous-Essay <== This-Essay ==> Following-Essay Click HERE on this line to find essays via Your-Key-Words. {Most frequent wordstarts of each essay will be put here.} ========================================================== %EXPLORE GEOGRAPHY ANIMALS HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS+950726 %IMPOSSIBLE PERSONAL COUPLE COMMUNAL INTEGRITY+950726 %DENIAL BIAS ACCEPT REJECT OBJECTIVE FACT SEX+950726 %REFLEXIVE SUBJECTIVE PARTICIPATION PERCEIVE 950726 During the era of geographic exploration humans discovered countless places and species of animals which previously were unknown, thought not to exist, or to be impossible to exist. There was great open and honest fascination with the diversity of geographies and species of animals which were discovered. Objective reports of discoveries were the subject of much talk, writing and publishing. It is worth noting that very few communities have sh own a corresponding open and honest fascination with the diversity in the kinds of human relationships which in fact do exist among persons of personal and communal integrity. There are relatively few unbiased detailed reports of discoveries of the kinds of intimate human relationships which are possible among persons of integrity within communities which give persons of integrity the freedom to be safely vulnerable in open and honest dialogue. In the instance of intimate human relationships the exploration of the range of possible intimate human relationships among persons of integrity is severely inhibited by: preconceptions, misconceptions, confusions, and firm beliefs about what kinds of intimate relationships are possible and/or desirable among persons of integrity within communities of integrity. Often the exploration process is dominated by organized refusals to accept the fact that certain kinds of intimate relationships among persons of integrity are possible and do exist. Such refusals to accept facts are often coupled intimately with convictions that such intimate relationships cannot exist, should not exist, and should not be permitted to exist. The apparent non-existence of such intimate relationships is thus caused by collusive games of mutual self deception---which focus upon the prevention of the possibility of such relationships existing openly and honestly within communities. It would seem that it could be possible to find out if people who have brown eyes can participate in integrative intimate relationships with both personal and communal integrity---and similarly for people who have blue eyes. It would seem that it could be possible to find out if people who have different colored eyes can participate in integrative intimate relationships with both personal and communal integrity. To make such discoveries it would be necessary for explorers to first agree upon a number of things: 1. What is the nature of persons of integrity? What attributes characterize persons of integrity? How can they be described with integrity? 2. What is the nature of integrative intimate relationships? How can such relationships be recognized by persons who not directly involved in such relationships? By people who are directly involved in such relationships? How can they be described with integrity? 3. What is the nature of communal integrity? What are the characteristics of communities which enjoy communal integrity? How can people who ARE participants in communities which enjoy communal integrity recognize that which they participate in? How can people who are NOT participants in communities which enjoy communal integrity recognize that they do NOT enjoy communal integrity, and recognize communities in which people DO enjoy communal integrity? How can they be described with integrity? 4. Vocabularies of words, phrases and higher level language structures need to exist to facilitate the discussion of the above questions and facilitate open and honest responses to the questions---before appropriate discoveries can be made, reported, talked about and written about in liberating ways. How can they be described with integrity? Once helpful answers to the above kinds of questions have been ascertained, talked about and written about openly and honestly---it may be possible to frame questions pertaining to people characterized by attributes other than eye colors; e.g., race, ethnic origins, religion, political associations, educational levels, physiological sex, psychological gender, etc. None of the above will be possible within communities which participate in collusive games of mutual self deception---according to which none of the above can be possible, will be possible, or should be possible. The exploration of what exists and can exist within the realm of intimate human relationships among persons of integrity---is not an objective process and can never be an objective process---because intimate human relationships are not objective realities, the process of becoming accurately informed about intimate human relationships is not an objective process, and it can never become an objective process. There are important difference between compulsively objective processes and other processes which are appropriately free of bias, collusions, addictions, dishonesty, etc. The open and honest exploration of what exists and can exist within the realm of intimate human relationships among persons of integrity---will depend upon learning how to recognize, name, talk about and write about those important differences---between compulsively objective processes and processes which are appropriately free of bias, collusions, addictions, dishonesty, etc. As we move from exclusively objective considerations of realities into unbiased reflexive considerations of realities---we need to clarify the following kinds of questions and the communal contexts within which they can be considered, researched, talked about, written about and tentative consensus reached: 1. Can various specific kinds of human intimate relationships exist for long with personal and communal integrity? 2. Do specific kinds of human intimate relationships exist for long with personal and communal integrity? 3. Should specific kinds of human intimate relationships be permitted to exist for long with personal and communal integrity? 4. Will specific kinds of human intimate relationships be permitted to exist for long with personal and communal integrity within a given community? 5. Should specific kinds of human intimate relationships be permitted to exist for long with personal and communal integrity within a given community? 6. Can specific kinds of human intimate relationships be permitted to exist for long with personal and communal integrity within a given community? 7. Can persons of integrity maintain their integrity within specific communities while and after being involved in intimate relationships of specific kinds? Other variations upon this question formulated in the style of the previous six questions might be considered. 8. Must a certain kind of traditionally taboo behavior always entail rejection by self and/or others--- for self and/or others to maintain their personal and communal integrity. Here "must" may carry connotations of "inevitability", "moral imperative", "God's will", "collusive mandate", etc. (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================