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%MULTITUDE DIMENSIONAL REALITIES SPACES MUTUAL LOVE 041222
%PERPENDICULAR ORTHOGONAL DIFFERENT PARALLEL TRUTHS 041222
 %NORTH SOUTH EAST WEST UPWARD DOWNWARD SPACE SHIPS 041222
  %CHOOSE DESCRIBE BASIS VECTORS SPAN SURFACE EARTH 041222
%DESCRIBE REFERENCE CIRCUMSTANCE CONTEXT SITUATIONS 041222
%VIRTUES VICES IDEAL VALUE ETHICS MORALS IDOLS GODS 041222

     We  humans live in a three-dimensional physical space
wherein  at  each  point  in space we can  move  in  three
mutually  perpendicular  directions along  three  mutually
perpendicular lines.   Back and forward  along  three such
lines  are not regarded as different-dimensions;  as  they
are not perpendicular to each other,  but parallel to each
other.

     How  we  choose and  describe  those  three  mutually
perpendicular directions/lines  depends  upon what context
we  are  in.  Often we use North-South,  East-West and Up-
Down within our  relationship/context  near the surface of
our Space-Ship-Earth  which is spherical,  rotating on its
axis  about  once per day,  and going around our  star/sun
about once per year.

     At a distance from Earth  an  observer  can  see that
different people on different parts of the earth are using
triplets of  mutually  perpendicular reference lines which
are  notably different from each other on different  parts
of the sphere;  because  of  their  different  contexts in
relationship to their home sphere.

     Humans   on  our  Earth's  Moon  have  used   similar
mutually-perpendicular lines of  reference ---  which  are
defined  within the context of being on the surface of the
moon  in different places;  but still  it are always three
mutually perpendicular directions along three lines.

     In  addition  to  the  three  mutually  perpendicular
directions in space,  there is the fact that time flows in
only  one  direction,  forward into the future  along  the
"time"  line which is not parallel to any of the  mutually
perpendicular  directions in space.   Also,  we cannot  go
backward in time.   Neither can we control how fast  we go
forward in time.   In a sense time is "perpendicular"  all
three spacial directions.   It is said that that the three
mutually-perpendicular  spacial  directions  and  time are
each  "orthogonal"   the three other ones.   They  can  be
traveled along independent  of  the motion along the three
other lines.

     The  above  indicates briefly why scientists  say  we
live in a four-dimentional space-time continuum.

     The above is the first and simplest example of a  set
of  vectors.    Each vector can indicate a  direction  and
distance of motion along one of the orthogonal lines.

     A   whole  mathematical  theory  of multi-dimensional
vector  spaces  has been developed to  facilitate  talking
about  transitions from one place to another place in  any
multi-dimensional space.    For each such space there  are
many ways to pick "unit-vectors"  which point in  mutually
"orthogonal" directions.   An adequate set of such vectors
is able to be used to point from any place in the space to
any other place in the space;  by indicating how far to go
parallel to each unit vector in the set which  "spans-the-
space".

     In dealing with human virtues, vices, values, ideals,
principles, goals, hopes, aspirations, needs, etc.  we are
dealing  with a multi-dimensional space.   How  many  such
realities  must we include to  adequately  span-the-space?
Which  of  them  most  helpfully point  to  the  essential
foundations  for  personal and communal  integrations  and
integrities?    Which  ones  of them  in  combination  can
substitute  for one or more others in combination?   Which
of  them cannot be substituted for by any  combination  of
others of them?  Are some of them utterly unique?   Who is
to say?

     How  much  of  the above differs  from  community  to
community; culture to culture, religion to religion?

     How much of the above transcends differences  between
cultures, people, cultures, religions, etc?

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