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 %EVALUATING HOW TRUSTWORTHY EACH PERSON MAYBE SEEN 040320
%RELIABLE EVIDENCE PREDICTION FUTURE BEHAVIOR DEVIL 040320
%PROBABLE POSSIBILITIES CERTAINTIES HELPFUL VISIONS 040320
 %ANTICIPATE EXPECTATIONS THEOLOGY GODS TALKS TEXTS 040320
%RELIGIOUS LEADERS EXCOMMUNICATIONS INQUISITIONS IT 040320
%SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS ARROGANCE COLLUSION DOMINATIONS 040320

     Which of the following are the MOST HELPFUL QUESTIONS
TO  KEEP IN MIND while trying to decide which  people  are
most worthy of trust, respect, honor, and maybe reverence?

     1.  What   do  various  people   believe   to  be the
natures   of heaven  and hell,   and what kinds of  people
will end up in each eternal abode?

     2.  What   religious   rituals  do   people   perform
regularly and with integrity?

     3.  What  kinds  of  songs  and music do  people  use
during their religious activities?

     4.  What  confessional  statements   do  the   people
recite regularly?

     5.  To  what  extent  are  ancient  scriptural  texts
understood:  literally,   as   parables,  as  mythological
significant,  as rhetorical presentations, in the light of
ancient cosmologies,  in the light  of modern cosmologies,
in the light of historical  research into ancient ways  of
writing, or in other ways?

     6.  To what extent do people insist  on dealing  only
with  questions which can be answered fully with "yes"  or
"no" responses.

     7.  How self-confident are people about their knowing
the Will-of-God in each situation?

     8.  How  preoccupied  are  people  with  knowing The-
Absolute-Truth  as  distinct  from  merely  relative   and
partial truths?

     9.  How exclusive are  people  while associating with
other people who are "different" and "non-conformists"?

    10.  How   well  do  people tolerate  open  and honest
dialogue  with other people who are "different"  and "non-
conformists"?

    11.  How   preoccupied   are  people  with   achieving
invulnerability   ---   seen  as  the  means  to  security
and salvation?

    12.  How   faithfully    do   people   support   God's
Domination   System  as  a  means  to  assuring   people's
salvation?

    13.  How obedient are people in regards to all of  the
laws,   commandments,   prescriptions,  proscriptions  and
taboos which are written in scriptural passages?

    14.  How humble,  gracious,  civil,  hospitable,  kind
and generous are people?

    15.  How   consistently  and coherently through  words
and   deeds   are  people   facilitating   and   promoting
diverse personal and communal kinds of integrities?

    16.  How   honestly do  people   report   their    own
experiences,   perceptions,  understandings,  beliefs  and
convictions  ---   when they contrast greatly with  and/or
complement those of other people who are "different"?

    17.  How well do people accumulate power,   wealth and
influence   to  be  used  to  promote  proper   kinds   of
conformity?

    18.  How    respected   are "different"   people,   by
many  highly respected people?

    19.  How readily apparent it is that  respected people
are "good people"?

    20.  With   how  wide  a range of different  kinds  of
people --- is each individual  able to engaged in dialogue
that is mutually revealing, meaningful and enlightening?

    21.  How  wide   a range of different kinds of  people
show  respect,   honor  and  support for  a  person who is
being evaluated?
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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