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     The  complexity of Real-Human-Relationships makes  it
impossible  to  devise  a  Truly-Helpful  System-of-Ethics
which is  built  of  Prescriptions,   Proscriptions,   and
definitions of what is Proper and/or Improper.

     No Finite-System-of-Ethics can anticipate even a tiny
fraction of the kinds of Combinations-and-Permutations  of
the Relevant-Pre-Existing-Circumstances among the Members-
of-an-Extended-Community   ---   in  terms  of  which   to
Prescribe-and/or-Proscribe   Proper-and-Improper   CHOICES
for each participant in each Possible-Circumstance.

     There is not enough material in Space-Ship-Earth with
which  to  compose  a  Text-Book  describing  all  of  the
possible ways --- to  put  in  a  Rank-Ordered  Perfectly-
Straight-Line ---  the members of a small city of of 1,000
people.

     It  is  even  less  possible to compose  a  Text-Book
describing  how  the 1,000  people  should and  should-not
Relate-to-Each-Other   when  Rank-Ordered-Properly  in   a
Straight-Line.

     It  is  even  less  possible to compose  a  Text-Book
describing  how the 1,000  people  should  and  should-not
Relate-to-Each-Other  when  Rank-Ordered-Im-Properly  in a
Poorly-Formed-Line.

     How   then  are  we to deal with  people  distributed
freely over  a surface;   in our three  dimensional space;
moving   into  and   out of various-clusters in successive
years;  and   moving  into  and  out  of   alienation  and
reconciliation, etc?

     In   the   face   of  the  complexity   of   possible
combinations  and permutations of relationships ---  it is
not  possible to even describe all the possible situations
within  which  people  may find themselves!     If  it  is
impossible  to describe fully the possible contexts within
which   decisions  must be made;  how can one  write  down
prescriptions   and  proscriptions  appropriate  to  those
possible contexts?

     In   light  of the above,  it is utterly   impossible
to  create  an adequate system of ethics which is composed
of  prescriptions  and proscriptions for each possible set
of contextual circumstances!

     At  a  more  profound  level  ---  Prescriptions-and-
Proscriptions  are  inadequate  as key components  of  any
adequate ethical system ---   because attempts to Enforce-
Prescriptions-and-Proscriptions  are  prone   to  generate
Alienation ---  which plays The-Central-Role in any Break-
Down  of Any-Community's Patterns-of-Personal-and-Communal
Integrities/integrations.

     Attempts  to  enforce Prescriptions-and-Proscriptions
are prone to resort to Alienative-Technologies including:

     Rejections,
      Exclusions,
       Segregations,
        Denigrations,
         Dominations,
          Controls,
           Prisons,
            Constraints,
             Excommunications,
              Arrogance,
               Self-Righteousness,
                Torture,
                 Inquisitions,
                  Disintegrations, etc.

     An   Ethical-System  which  does  not  directly   and
honestly   address   the  realities   of   Alienation-and-
Reconciliation   ---   is   an  Inadequate-Ethical-System.
Ethical-Systems   which   focus a lot upon   Prescriptions
and  Proscriptions;  only  rarely  focus upon  Alienation-
and-Reconciliation --- and so Fail-Tragically.

     The  more  Technical/Technocratic  an  Ethical-Moral-
System is in its Conception --- the more likely it is that
IT  will be Dominated,  Used,  and Abused by Domineering-
People who are In-The-Loyal-Service-Of:

     Domination-Systems,
      The-Fallen-Powers-That-Be,
       Concentrations-of-Wealth-and-Power,
        Coalitions-of-The-Greedy,
         Coalitions-of-The-Arrogant,
         Coalitions-of-The-Wealthy,
        Coalitions-of-The-Corrupted,
       Coalitions-of-Economic-Hit-Men
      Coalitions-of-Military-Industrial-Complexes,
     Coalitions-of-Self-Appointed-God-Talkers,
    Coalitions-of-Self-Appointed-Representatives-of-God.

        Be Graciously Together in the Ways-of-Shalom.

                         (c) 2006 by Paul A. Smith in
                      "Search for Honesty and Integrity"
                    (On Being Yourself Whole and Healthy)

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