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We cannot with hope-and-integrity work-cooperatively-together to build a Global-
Healthy-Community in God's-Astronomically-Tiny-Space-Ship-Earth - - - IF:

 1. We-have-no-Clear-Vision of what will be the essential-foundations upon which it 
    can stand-robustly-and-endure in Sustainable-Gracious-Ways-of-Shalom - - - in its
    Essentially-Total-Material-Isolation from all of the nearest other Astronomical-
    Material-Bodies: Moons, Asteroids, Planets, Sun and Stars.  Humans have consumed
    far more fossil-fuel-mass in sending rocket-ships to the moon and back, than 
    they have brought back from the moon.  The same will continue to be true of all
    rocket-ships sent to extra-terrestrial-places by mortals.  More fossil-fuel-mass
    will be consumed in trips - - - than mass of extra-terrestrial-resources will be
    brought back to God's Astronomically-Tiny Space-Ship-Earth.  Materially there will
    be negligible, if any, NET-GAIN.   Most likely there will be NET-MATERIAL-LOSS.

 2. We have no Clear-Vision of Essential-Clusters of Balanced-Mutually-Complementary:
    Ideals, Values, Principles and Virtues - - - which can serve as the Essential-
    Foundations for working cooperatively together for the Common-Good of the Whole-
    Crew of God's Space-Ship-Earth.

 3. We have no Clear-Vision of how to approach each other - - - to cooperate in 
    mitigating our own Alienative-Conflicts; or how to do what we can with integrity
    do to help-other-people to do what only-they-can-do - - - to Mitigate-Their-Own
    Alienative-Conflicts; e.g., by Being-Together Graciously in the Many-Mutually-
    Complimentary-Ways-of-Shalom.

 4. We-Cling-Compulsively to Life-Styles which honor and/or revere:
    a. Concentrations of Great-Powers.
    b. Concentrations of Great-Wealth.
    c. The Enjoyment  of Great-Luxuries.
    d. The Consumption of Exponentially-Growing Resources per passing year.
    e. The Playing-to-Win Collusive-Games-of-Mutual-Self-Deception in Alienation.
    f. The Domination of Vulnerable-People who are: Widows, Children, Females, Sick.
    g. The Control of "Evil-People", "Strange-People", "Enemy-People", etc.
    h. The WINNING of Alienative-Conflicts over our Transcendent-Ideals-Values-Virtues
    i. The suppression of "Evil-Ideas" and "Evil-Ideals".
    j. The suppression of Potential-Traitors to our Causes and Positions.
    k. The use of "Redemptive": Violence, Coercion, Exclusivity and Excommunications.

 5. We fail to participate in Open-and-Honest-Dialogues about our Lacks-in-Vision;
    as noted above; and about how to facilitate Integrative-Visions and Cooperation.

 6. We fail to engage in Open-and-Honest-Dialogues about the Tragic-Net-Long-Term
    Costs to the Whole-Crew of God's Astronomically-Tiny Space-Ship-Earth - - - of the
    kinds of honor point to in item Four above.