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%SIMPLISTIC PEOPLE REDUCE REDUCTION SIMPLIFY SINNER 060819
 %EVIL DYSFUNCTIONAL REFLEXIVE RELATIONSHIPS PEOPLE 060819
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 %MULTIPLE DIVERSE VALUES IDEALS PRINCIPLES COMPETE 060819
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     Simplistic people who reduce all questions in life to
choosing  sides  in conflicts between two  coalitions  are
bound   to  create  tragedies  by  ignoring  many  of  the
essential foundations for personal-and-communal integrity.

     It is not enough to decide whether to always:

     1.  Eat fruit or carbohydrates.
     2.  Study a foreign language or mathematics.
     3.  Drink plain water or beer.
     4.  Take vitamin A or C.
     5.  Exercise the arms or the legs.
     6.  Read novels or encyclopedias.
     7.  Believe God lives in Earth or among the stars.
     8.  Believe God favors blacks or whites.
     9.  Believe God favors women or men.
    10.  Believe God favors Muslims or Christians.

     Meaningful living involves more than either/or issues
and choosing sides in polarizations and dichotomies.  Such
reductionism is simplistic and destructive.

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

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