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     People are incredibly social and adaptable.

     People  can  be taught to believe that they  can  and
should  do what well-informed and  thoughtful-people  know
cannot be done.   It all depends upon what appears to be a
coherent-paradigm  which  makes-sense and is supported  by
those nearest and dearest.

     People who have NOT been taught that:

     1.  It is important to seek experimental confirmation
of what is claimed.

     2.  It  is  important to seek independent sources  of
information  and  confirmation;  and to  look  for  hidden
inter-dependencies in what seem to be independent sources.

     3.  It is important to have independent  intelligent,
well  informed and thoughtful people to think through  and
confirm a train-of-logic.

     4.  Provincialism is often very dangerous.

     5.  It  is  important  to  consider  many   different
perspectives on a situation, dilemma, problem, etc.

     Such   people  are  likely  to  be  people  who   are
vulnerable to intentional and/or accidental indoctrination
which makes them believe that they have the power and duty
to  carry  out  a  mission which is in fact impossible  to
carry out successfully.

     Such people may well become participants in collusive
games  of  mutual self deception,  and be from  their  own
point of view totally sincere and well intentioned.

     Such people have led nations into  tragic-futile-wars
which  cost  hundreds of thousands of lives and  countless
more  spoiled human relationships.   Preventive steps need
to  be  taken  in child-care,  family-life and educational
programs   to  mitigate  the  risks  of   such   tragedies
occurring.

     Be Graciously-Together in the Many-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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