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%HYPOTHESIS REALITY DOMINATION SYSTEM SYSTEMIC EVIL+020710
%HORRIFIC SACRIFICES EVIDENCE ESSENTIAL FOUNDATIONS+020710
%PERSONAL COMMUNAL INTEGRITIES HEALTH CIVILITY LOVE+020710
%COMPENSATORY BENEFITS SHARED AMONG ALL POOR PEOPLE+020710
%UNDERSTAND SUBVERT TRANSCEND DISCERN PERCEPTION ID+020710
 %ACCEPT REJECT CREATIVITY AUTHENTICITY HONEST SELF 020710
                                                          
      What  evidence  supports  the hypothesis  that  "The
Domination  System"  plays real roles in our lives?    The
evidence could well take the form of systemic patterns  of
horrific sacrificing of many "things"  that are  essential
to  personal/communal  integrity/health ---    without  us
all  receiving  in  return  compensatory  benefits  which 
endure.   In the    absence    of  us  acknowledging   the
reality  of   "The Domination  System"    ---   how are we
to    understand    any  systemic   pattern   of  horrific
sacrifices?     Is  there  a better  way of  understanding
them?    If so,   why should we consider  it  as a  better
way  of  understanding   the  whole  pattern  of  horrific
sacrifices?                                               
                                                          
      Might "The Domination System"  demand that we accept
an  explanation  which is NOT most in keeping with all  of
the  available  evidence?    The hypothesis suggests  that
such  a demand would be the natural "thing"  to expect  of
"The   Domination  System".     Under  the   circumstances
which  exist  ---  why should we reject  the  hypothesis? 
For  what  reason  which transparently merits  our  honor,
respect   and    support   ---     can   we  reject    the
hypothesis   while  maintaining  our personal and communal
forms of  integrity?  Shall  we sacrifice our  integrities
in  order to reject the hypothesis,  and so be faithful to
"The Domination System"?                                  
                                                          
      It  would be dishonest to pretend that we are  being
scientific, objective, and totally without bias ---  if we
maintain    that  the  hypothesis  that  "The   Domination
System" is   real and  continues  to merit  our   further 
careful consideration.    Maintaining the hypothesis  does
show disrespect for The Domination System's demands!   Our
honest maintenance of our own interests is a form of bias;
a  bias  against   the  apparent  "integrity"     of  "The
Domination System"   and  its domineering supporters.   It
would   be dishonest to maintain that it is not a form  of
bias! The question  is  whether our honest maintenance  of
our   own  forms  of integrity is a  form  of  bias  which
merits  honest people's  respect,   honor  and support ---
because  of our patterns of horrificly sacrificing so many
things  which   are essential to our diverse personal  and
communal forms of integrity.                              
                                                          
    Within the context of what patterns of human behaviors
---   do we make horrific sacrifices of our  personal  and
communal    integrities?     Within   the   context    of:
                                                          
                                                          
 1. Any abuse of weak/poor/vulnerable women and children. 
 2. Any abuse of any men who respect women and children.  
 3. Any destructions of sanctuaries for vulnerable people.
 4. Any occasions of sexual abuse; abuse of power.        
 5. Any attempts to concentrate power within ourselves.   
 6. Any preoccupations with issues of control over power. 
 7. Any attempts to "get ahead" at other people's expense.
 8. Any judgements that we are superior to other people.  
 9. Any demonstrations of arrogance & self-righteousness. 
10. Any demonstrations  of our addictions and collusions. 
11. Any preparations for and engaging in wars among us.   
12. Any threats to engage in wars among us.               
13. Any attempts to coerce, control & dominate each other.
14. Any demonstrations of dishonesty and deception.       
15. Any uses of secrecy to increase others' vulnerability.
16. Any domination and/or control of vulnerable ones.     
17. Any demands for yes/no questions and/or answers.      
18. Any misleading over-simplifications of complexity.    
19. Any attempts to inhibit discernment and understanding.
20. Any augmentations of destructive wealth concentration.
21. Any destructions of the fruits of peoples' labors.    
22. Any going to disintegrative extremes when fearful.    
23. Any forms of terrorism by states and individuals.     
24. Any attempts to control what cannot be controlled.    
25. Any demands that we control what cannot be controlled.
26. Any punishments for not controlling what we cannot.   
                                                          
    If  there is no domination system;  why do  the  above
systemic patterns of horrific and sacrifices continue? How
else   are   we  to  make sense  of  why  they   continue,
century  after  century  in  most  parts  of  the   world?
                                                          
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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