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%NATURAL INSTINCT HUMAN TENDENCY GOOD FALL EVIL SIN 990607
Some people are inherently pessimistic; believing
that the natural human tendency is to do evil, wrong, sin.
Other people are inherently optimistic; believing that the
natural human tendency is to do good, right,
and work for reconciliation.
Each kind of person falls into error in being
exclusive --- in over generalizing. In thinking that
their perspective is correct to the exclusion of
complementary perspectives they exclude from
their consciousness those perspectives which offer balance
to their own perspectives.
People who are inherently pessimistic --- encourage
other people to be and do less than they might.
Pessimists engage in self-fulfilling prophesy; and
upon the successful fulfillment of their prophesy they
feel vindicated.
Pessimists often feel that all people need the
discipline of many commandments, rules, regulations, laws,
prohibitions, prescriptions, and proscriptions. It is not
safe to trust people to be and do what comes naturally.
It is essential that people always be under the control of
good conformal expectations and demands --- which
transcend individual experiences, desires, hopes and
aspirations.
Optimists often feel that all people need to be free
of all disciplines, commandments, rules, regulations,
laws, prohibitions, prescriptions, and proscriptions. It
is always safe to trust people to be and do what comes
naturally. People should never be under the control of
conformal expectations and demands ---which are imposed
from outside --- upon individuals regardless of their
experiences, desires, hopes and aspirations.
When pessimists go to extremes they give grounds for
optimists to go to opposite extremes; and vice versa. Yet
by going to extremes all they undermine the possibilities
of open and honest dialogue with their complementary
others --- whose truths seem to be nonsense because
the truths in question are paradoxical truths.
Similarly when optimists go to extremes in their own
affirmations.
Is it human nature to go to extremes --- and to
deny paradoxical truths which are complementary to one's
own favorite/selected truths? If so, what rules can
keep people from making fools of themselves --- in
going to disintegrative extremes? Or, are their
better ways to avoid being foolish in complementary ways?
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