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%INADEQUATE INCOMPLETE LACK PREJUDICED EVIDENCE SIN+990627
%JUDGMENT CONDEMNATION LEGALISM FAILURE MISTAKE 990627
Many of our human failings flow from: ignorance,
prejudice, confusion and/or collusive games of mutual self
deception. To reduce the frequency and seriousness of
human failings we need to become aware of what they flow
from and openly and honestly deal with their origins;
e.g., ignorance, prejudice, confusion and/or collusions.
Consider failings which flow from lacks, absences,
inadequacies, incompleteness, etc. They are often
difficult to deal with because it is harder to recognize
that which is absent, when it should be present; than
to recognize that which is present, when it should be
absent.
Many of our human failings pertain to drawing
conclusions and/or passing judgments on the basis of
evidence which is inadequate, incomplete and/or lacking in
essential considerations. To help us recognize what is
absent we need to consider questions such as the
following:
1. Are conclusions being drawn in prejudiced ways
which which are based upon excessively broad
generalizations; e.g., judging people in negative ways
just because of their race, gender, associates, friends,
intimate others, education, religion, nationality, age,
etc?
2. Are dichotomies leading us to think in either/or
ways which exclude from consideration broad spectrums of
facts/relationships which are relevant to the issues at
hand?
3. Are we demanding false levels of simplicity when
we are confronted by complexity which we do not understand
--- thus may we be refusing to consider complex aspects of
our relationships and the consequences of those complex
aspects?
4. Are we refusing to acknowledge and deal with
gradual and/or sudden changes in our environment,
communities, selves, and relationships --- because we fear
change and are focused excessively on trying to
preserve/keep the past as a comfort "blanket"?
5. Are we imprisoned by our thoughtless loyalties to
people, traditions, institutions, and/or organizations
which are making the above kinds of mistakes?
6. Are we making the above kinds of mistakes out of
laziness, indifference, dis-ease, disintegrative habits,
etc?
When we are seeking to deal with failures which are
rooted in what is absent, we need to be intentional in
thinking about what kinds of things, relationships,
information, people, etc. might be absent.
The following words/phrases are suggestive:
PEACEMAKERS NEGOTIATORS ARBITRATORS
COUNSELORS ADVISORS TEACHERS
PROFESSORS ADMINISTRATORS HEALERS
INVESTORS WORKERS LEADERS
PRUDENCE TOLERANCE RESPECT
CREATIVITY LOVE HOPE
FAITHFULNESS RESPONSIVENESS RESPONSIBILITY
BALANCE VULNERABILITY SECURITY
FREEDOM DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE
MEASUREMENTS QUANTIFICATIONS COMPUTATIONS
HONESTY OPENNESS SHARING
INTIMACY FRIENDSHIPS FORMALITIES
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS CONNECTIONS
DIALOGUE COMMUNICATION LISTENING
PRIORITIES VOTING DISCERNMENT
PROCEDURES RITUALS TRADITIONS
HABITS ATTITUDES APPROACHES
DIVERSITY SPECIALISTS GENERALISTS
GENTLENESS SYMPATHY INTEGRITY
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