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   %HUMANE EXISTENTIAL EXPERIMENTS OPEN HONEST LOVE 030601
 %INTIMATE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AUTHORITATIVE SEX 030601
 %CHECK BALANCE DOMINATION LOYAL SUPPORTERS CONTROL 030601
 %ARISTOTLE NATURAL PHILOSOPHER PHYSICS MATTER SINS 030601
 %FALLING HEAVY LIGHT OBJECTS FASTER SLOWER FEATHER 030601
 %RELIGIOUS TEACHING CONTENTIOUS COOPERATION DEVILS 030601

     Humane  existential  experimentation within open  and
honest  personal relationships can  provide  authoritative
checks   and  balances against  our  being   dominated  by
loyal supporters of "The Domination System".

     The  teachings  of  Aristotle about  the  physics  of
falling objects dominated  "learned teachings"  about such
"matters"   for  about  two  thousand years  ---   because
"natural philosophers" were intimidated by  the  teachings
of "The Authority"  on such  "matters".  They  did  not do
careful experiments to see if  what  Aristotle said  about
how  objects  fall,  was an accurate  description  of  how
objects actually fall.   Do very heavy objects fall faster
than pretty heavy objects?  Not in fact!   It is true that
a stone will fall faster than a light feather.  But a very
large stone does not fall faster than a stone the size  of
a man's fist.   Try it and see for yourself!   People just
did not try it for themselves for a long time!

     Religious teachers have  focused upon  many  "learned
teachings"    which   have  become  the  center  of   much
contentious argumentation.   People have not looked to see
for  themselves whether or  not  the  teachings  focus our
attention  in  ways  which  promote  humane   cooperation,
collaboration,   creativity, civility, integrations,  etc.
It  does  not take a "rocket scientist"   to notice   that
many  religious   leaders'    teachings are  the  foci  of
contentious argumentation.      That itself should lead us
to   ask  how helpful  the teachings are!     Might  other
teachings   lead  people  into  more  human  relationships
and   patterns   of conflict resolution  and  cooperation?
Try it, and see for yourself!   What is there to  lose ---
in   comparison   to continuing  to   focus   compulsively
upon   those  teachings which  have  served  as  the  foci
for    much   religious contentiousness among  domineering
religious leaders?
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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