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%REASONABLE GROUNDS ARGUMENT LOGIC EXPERIENCE TEXTS+960818
%FUNDAMENTAL SCRIPTURE AUTHORITY RACIAL ETHNIC EVIL+960818
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     People who  are  preoccupied with issues  of  control
often   seek   to  narrow  the  grounds   for   reasonable
argumentation  and logic ---  to give themselves a  better
chance to  gain and maintain control.   They will  tacitly
and/or  overtly  draw  prejudicial,     arbitrary   and/or
capricious  boundaries  so  as  to  exclude  some  of  the
following:

     1.  Racial groups and their experiences
     2.  Ethnic groups and their experiences
     3.  Religious groups and their experiences
     4.  Economic groups and their experiences
     5.  Educational level groups and their experiences
     6.  Religious scriptures and criticisms
     7.  Secular texts and criticisms

     Often combative and/or manipulative people win  their
battles  by  how they lay down tacit rules  of  engagement
which   are  not  obvious  and  may  be  accepted  without
understanding  the implications of the acceptance.    They
handicap  their  opponents by  excluding  resources  which
might strengthen their opponents.

     There is  no good reason for respecting  or  honoring
combative and/or manipulative people who win their battles
in the above  exclusive ways.   They are not interested in
resolving conflicts;  but rather in  winning battles which
settle  nothing of importance.   They alienate  themselves
from    their    victims,   and   pride   themselves    in
that achievement;   thinking themselves to be better  than
their  victims.    They are usually prejudiced,  confused,
ignorant  and  unable to learn from their own  and  others
experiences. They  do not merit respect,  even though they
make  great efforts to appear respectable.

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