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 %COST BENEFIT SYSTEMS ANALYSIS REDEMPTIVE COERCION 040612
%UNLIMITED WEALTH POWER CONCENTRATIONS VIOLENCE SIN 040612
%THREAT PUNISH TERROR CLUB GUNS TORTURE DENIGRATION 040612
%INSULT HUMILIATIONN CORRUPTION DISINTEGRATION EVIL 040612
%NUCLEAR FUSION FISSION BOMBS ICBM MULTIPLY TARGETS 040612
%ALIENATION ESTRANGEMENT CONFUSION IGNORANT DISEASE 040612

      Temporarily setting aside prescriptive, proscriptive
and  scriptural  considerations ---  what are  the  almost
inevitable-natural-consequences   of  each  of   following
realities    being    used   by   domineering-people    to
unilaterally-achieve any chosen purpose or goal:

      1.  Coercion?
       2.  Violence?
        3.  Threats?
         4.  Punishments?
          5.  Official-terrorism?
           6.  Informal-terrorism?
            7.  Clubs?
             8.  Guns?
              9.  Torture?
              10.  Denigrations?
               11.  Insults?
                12.  Humiliations?
                 13.  Power-Coalitions?
                  14.  Power-Concentrations?
                   15.  Chemical-explosive-bombs?
                    16.  Chemical-poison-bombs?
                     17.  Nuclear-fission-bombs?
                      18.  Nuclear-fusion-bombs?
                       19.  ICBM-Nuclear-bombs?
                        20.  Multiply-Targeted-ICBMs?
                         21.  "CLEAN"-Nuclear-Weapons?
                          22.  Religious-Excommunications?
                         23.  "Redemptive"-Violence?
                        24.  "Redemptive"-Terrorism?
                       25.  "Redemptive"-Nuclear-War?
                      26.  Punitive-"Justice"?
                     27.  Informal-"Justice"?
                    28.  Retributive-"Justice"?
                   29.  Distributive-"Justice?"
                  30.  Privileged-"Justice?"
                 31.  Special-"Justice?"
                32.  Elite-"Justice?"
               33.  Unilateral-"Justice?"
              34.  Coercive-"Justice?"
             35.  Violent-"Justice?"
            36.  Domineering-"Justice?"
           37.  Vengeful-"Justice?"
          38.  Revengeful-"Justice?"
         39.  True-Justice-DELAYED?
        40.  True-Distributive-Justice-DENIED?"

      Each use of each of one the above realities --- lead
naturally-and-almost-inevitably to:

          INCREASES IN:                DECREASES IN:

      1.  Alienation,              1.  Reconciliations,
      2.  Estrangement,            2.  Cooperation,
      3.  Anger,                   3.  Friendships,
      4.  Resentment,              4.  Appreciation,
      5.  Suspicion,               5.  Trust
      6.  Distrust,                6.  Honor,
      7.  Revenge,                 7.  Respect,
      8.  Disintegration,          8.  Integration,
      9.  Chaos,                   9.  Integrities,
     10.  Dis-ease,               10.  Relaxation,
     11.  Diseases,               11.  Healing,
     12.  Dishonesty              12.  Authenticity,
     13.  Secrecy,                13.  Openness,
     14.  Confusion,              14.  Clarity,
     15.  Ignorance,              15.  Understanding,
     16.  Domination,             16.  Collaboration,
     17.  Controls,               17.  Liberations,
     18.  Power-Concentrations    18.  Democracy,
     19.  Power-Corruptions       19.  Shalom, etc.
     20.  Terrorism               20.  Hospitality
     21.  Terrorists              21.  Peacemakers
     22.  WMDs                    22.  Hospitals

     INCREASES ARE ABOVE          DECREASES ARE ABOVE

      What is the probability that the above-INCREASES and
the  above-DECREASES ---  will  lead  to  long-term  human
fulfillment --- for any significant number of people?

      What is the probability that focusing much attention
upon   REVERSING  the  above  patterns  of  INCREASES  and
DECREASES ---  will lead to long-term  humane  fulfillment
--- for increasing numbers of people?

      For further thoughts read the following books:

      "Credo" by William Sloane Coffin
        Selected quotations from a life of writing
        Foreword by James Carroll
        "The Voice of a Prophet and Wisdom for the Ages"
                 ---  a comment by Bill Moyers

      "The Heart of Christianity" by Marcus J. Borg
        Rediscovering a Life of Faith
        How we Can Be Passionate Believers Today

      "A Just Peace Church" edited by Susan Thistlethwaite
        The United Church of Christ's stand regarding war.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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