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%BIPOLAR DICHOTOMOUS EITHER/OR AVOID EVIL GOODNESS+990715
%RIGHTEOUSNESS EXCLUSIVITY ALIENATION EXCOMMUNICATE+990715
%HOPEFUL RECONCILIATION FORGIVENESS DIALOGUE LOVE+990715
%PRIMARY CATEGORIES WORDS TERMS IDEAL VALUES GOALS 990715
It is helpful to recognize how dichotomous/bipolar
thinking and behaviors often lead to alienation; the
essence of evil and sin.
When issues and conflicts are understood, presented,
formulated, and/or dealt with in terms of either/or
questions and answers:
1. People often chose up sides, regard themselves as
the "good" people, and regard their opponents as the
"inferior", "bad" or even "evil" people --- who are
alienated.
2. Issues which are in reality characterized by
colorful spectrums of alternative possibilities --- are
mis-represented as issues in "black" and "white". Honesty
is lost, and through dishonesty and deception, people are
alienated from each other.
3. Complementary affirmations come to be seen as
contradictory statements made by opponents on opposite
sides of battles for "righteousness". Soldiers on each
side of the battles regard themselves as fighting for
"righteousness" --- and combatants are alienated from each
other.
4. Fear dominates, and combatants come to distrust
those of their own "kind" who are inadequately
enthusiastic about defending their side of the artificial
dichotomy --- against the strange people on the opposite
side of the artificial dichotomy. Alienation increases.
5. Because of their alienation, people lose touch
with each other, misunderstand each other, and justify
themselves in terms of the logic of pre-existing
prejudices and confused perceptions. Misinformation is
not recognized as such --- and so becomes the basis for
further alienation.
6. In the absence of recognition of the ways in
which alienation is augmenting itself --- alienation grows
at an exponential rate; and hope is lost.
The thoughts, desires and behaviors of dichotomous
people are dominated by primary categories which belong to
dichotomous pairs:
EVIL GOOD
REJECTED ACCEPTED
EXCLUDED INCLUDED
NON-CONFORMAL CONFORMAL
UN-DISCIPLINED DISCIPLINED
POLLUTED PURE
IMPERFECT PERFECT
DISOBEDIENT OBEDIENT
NON-TRADITIONAL TRADITIONAL
INFORMAL FORMAL
SUBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE
TEMPORAL ETERNAL
IMPRISONED POWERFUL
IMPOTENT DOMINANT
SCANDALOUS RESPECTABLE
POOR WEALTHY
PHYSICAL SPIRITUAL
SECULAR RELIGIOUS
THEM US
ENEMY FRIEND
TRAITOR LOYAL
DIFFIDENT ENTHUSIASTIC
HUMBLE CONFIDENT
DOUBTFUL CERTAIN
RELATIVE ABSOLUTE
FALSE TRUE
COMPLICATED SIMPLE
FAITHLESS FAITHFUL
SEXUAL CELIBATE
FEMALE MALE
UNCONVENTIONAL CONVENTIONAL
In the light of the dichotomous contrasts between
such paired words/concepts --- thinking and decision
making is reduced to a sequence of either/or questions and
answers. Each challenging situation is approached with
one or more dichotomous pairs of mutually exclusive terms
in mind, and analyzed accordingly. People who approach
situations with different pairs of primary words often
come to different conclusions and find it impossible to
trust each other fully. Alienation grows, and
understanding and cooperation decline in the darkness
which settles upon the dichotomous peoples.
(c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in
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