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  %COMPUTE UTILITY PARTICULAR OBJECT PROCEDURE GOOD 080708
%GOD EVIL DYSFUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP JUDGE DESCRIBE 080708
  %NET LONG TERM COSTS ALIENATION ESTRANGEMENT EVIL 080708

We can helpfully describe the actual utility of particular
objects,  procedures, products, etc. ---  saying that they
are "good"  in fulfilling whatever purpose they are chosen
to serve in utilitarian ways.

It  is NOT-helpful to Judge-and-Describe people as  "good"
in  terms of utilitarian considerations ---  for doing  so
leads  to  major  NET-COSTS-of-ALIENATION for  people  and
communities.

It  is NOT-helpful to Judge-and-Describe people as  "evil"
in  terms of utilitarian considerations ---  for doing  so
leads  to  many NET-COSTS-of-ALIENATION  for  people  and
communities.

It  is NOT-helpful to use the terms "good"  and/or  "evil"
when describing people (individually  or  as  groups)   in
isolation from the wider-community; for doing so generates
tragic  NET-COSTS-of-ALIENATION  between/among the  people
who are thereby afflicted with alienation.

It is MORE-helpful to describe people  (individually or as
groups)   in  terms of how their real  and/or  pretentious
Virtues and/or Vices ---  contribute  to  personal  and/or
communal  patterns of:  Alienation,  Violence,   Coercion,
Greed,  Defensiveness, Attacks, Negativity, etc.  ---  and
all of the Long-Term-Net-Costs which flow from them all.

It is ALSO-helpful to describe people  (individually or as
groups)   in  terms of how their real  and/or  pretentious
Virtues   ---   contribute  to  personal  and/or  communal
patterns   of:   RECONCILIATION,    Integration,    Grace,
Generosity, Hospitality, Cooperation, Collaborations,  etc.
---  and all of the Long-Term-Net-Benefits which flow from
them   all  ---   and  from  Net-Over-All-MITIGATIONS   of
Alienation,  Violence,   Coercion,  Greed,  Defensiveness,
Attacks, Negativity, etc.

     Be-Together in the Many-Gracious Ways of Shalom.

                         (c) 2008 by Paul A. Smith in
                      "Search for Honesty and Integrity"
                    (On Being Yourself Whole and Healthy)

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