It can be helpful to discern-and-describe many of the purposes of Collusive-Games of Mutual-Self-Deception; e.g., THAT: 1. We will never die. 2. We can live happily for ever. 3. We can Earn-Eternal-Life. 4. Our "rewards" will follow "later". 5. We can be led by Greed to "Save-Ourselves". 6. We can Unilaterally-Save-Others. 7. We can Unilaterally-Rescue-Others. 8. "Inferior-People" need us to Rescue-Save them. 9. We can know Absolute-Truth. 10. Absolute-Truth can be used by us. 11. Absolute-Truth will not corrupt US. 12. Absolute-Truth is Simple-and-Useful. 13. "EVIL" and "GOOD" can reside in people like water does. 14. "EVIL" and "GOOD" are like "substances". 15. "EVIL" and "GOOD" can leave people like "substances" can. 16. Human-Relationships can be Well-Controlled by "GOOD-PEOPLE". 17. Human-Relationships should be predictable. 18. Human-Relationships should be conventional. 19. Human-Relationships should be standardized. 20. Human-Relationships should be formalized. 21. We can and should control other people's intimate relationships. 22. We can change what is true when that is necessary to do "GOOD". 23. We can conceal what is true when that is necessary to do "GOOD". 24. Humans can travel to and from the distant stars. 25. Humans can usefully mine extra-terrestrial-lands. 26. Humans can survive in SUSTAINABLE-WAYS far from God's Astronomically-Tiny Spherical Space-Ship-Earth. 27. Economic-Growth can-and-must endure-eternally to SUSTAIN-CIVILIZATION in Tiny Space-Ship-Earth. 28. Exponential-Growth can-and-must endure-eternally to SUSTAIN-CIVILIZATION in Tiny Space-Ship-Earth. 29. Greed can regularly be used by "Good-People" to do "Good" with Greed in Incorruptible-Ways. 30. We can be Superior - - - By-Being-"Good". 31. It is "GOOD" to be "SUPERIOR". 32. It is Inferior people who are "EVIL"! 33. We can together ACHIEVE: peace, unity and purity all together as "GOOD" people. 34. Peace, Unity and Purity all three "Good" essential goals to achieve without disagreements. 35. "Good"-Organizations do not include "Evil-People". 36. "Good"-Organizations regularly-promote-conformity. 37. Diversity as a threat to Superior People-and-Groups. 38. Explorations of diverse perspectives-and-relationships are dangerous and threaten all of us. 39. It is "EVIL" to risk diverse perspectives-and-relationships which threaten all of us. 40. We can be "Good" by avoiding risky thoughts and desires. 41. The more we avoid temptation; the more "Superior" we are. 42. It is "EVIL" to risk being-tempted. 43. "Evil-People" tempt us to become "Evil-People" - - - like them. 44. "Good-People" avoid being with "Evil-People". 45. "Good-people" avoid getting-to-know "Evil-People". 46. "Good-People" belong to "superior" churches/clubs. 47. We can be "Good-People" through superior-knowledge-and-thoughts. 48. "Good-People" are Powerful-Wealthy-People whom God has rewarded well. 49. Powerful-People are best able to "Do-Good". 50. "Good-Powerful-Coalitions" are best able to "Do-Good". 51. Pure-People are best able to "Do-Good". 52. Unified-People are better able to "Do-Good". 53. Peaceful-People are "Superior-in-Doing-Good". 54. We become "Good-People" by "Doing-Good". 55. We can "Do-Good" UNILATERALLY. 56. We can "Do-Good" in isolation. 57. We can "Be-Good" in isolation. 58. Risky-Behavior is "Evil-Behavior". 59. "Evil-Behavior" IS Not-Properly-Conformed Behavior. 60. "Good-Behavior" IS Properly-Conformed-Behavior. 61. Non-Prescribed behavior IS "Evil-Behavior". 62. Non-Prescribed relationships ARE Evil-Relationships. 63. Prescribed-Relationships ARE "Good-Relationships". 64. Sexual-Relationships ARE "Evil-Relationships". 65. It "EVIL" to talk sympathetically about Risky-Relationships. 66. It is "EVIL" to talk openly about our own risky behaviors. 67. It is "EVIL" to talk openly about our own sexual-intimacies. 68. ABSOLUTE-TRUTH-IS-"GOOD". 69. Relative-Truths are "EVIL" and unreliable. 70. Existential-Descriptions ARE relative and not trust-worthy. 71. Revealed-Transcendent-ABSOLUTE-TRUTH transcends mere human experiences. 72. ABSOLUTE-TRUTH transcends all of our experiences. 73. Superior-People Avoid Inferior-People. 74. Superior-People can be polluted by Inferior People. 75. "EVIL" is a form of pollution. 76. "EVIL" Ideals and Images are Pollutions. 77. "EVIL" Ideas and Images must be avoided and eliminated. 78. "EVIL" Ideas and Images must not be discussed or acknowledged. 79. "EVIL" Ideas and Images must not be communicated. 80. It is "GOOD" for "Good-People" to be DOMINANT! 81. It is "GOOD" for "Good-People" to be IN-CONTROL! 82. It is "GOOD" for "Good-People" to act UNILATERALLY! WINNERS of the above Collusive-Games-of-Mutual-Self-Deception - - - are "Special-Superior-People" - - - WHO need to demonstrate Only-One: virtue, principle, ideal OR ground-for-hope to be: honorable, honored, admired or revered without limit! They are special One-Virtue-Leaders who specialize in Single-Issue-Campaigns for GOOD-GOD; in terms of their ONE-Speciality, for THEIR-OWN-GOD. Holy is THEIR-OWN-GOD! Omnipotent! Omniscient! Omni-Present! Eternal! ETC! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To protect civility-and-civilization against the above hinted-at forms-of-idolatry; we must engage in wide-spread Open-and-Honest-Dialogues within which to generate Wide-Spread and Enduring Consensuses about: 1. Which SINGLE-ISOLATED: Virtues, Ideals, Principles and Grounds-for-Hope - - - are IN-ISOLATION MOST generally highly Trust-Worthy as Most-Honorable-Signs of Personal-and-Communal: Health-and-Integrity within Essential-Humane-Relationships. Why so? 2. Which SINGLE-ISOLATED: Virtues, Ideals, Principles and Grounds-for-Hope - - - are IN-ISOLATION LEAST generally highly Trust-Worthy as Most-Honorable-Signs of Personal-and-Communal: Health-and-Integrity within Essential-Humane- Relationships. Why so? 3. Which CLUSTERS-of-MUTUALLY-COMPLEMENTARY Virtues, Ideals, Principles and Grounds-for-Hope are MOST generally highly Trust-Worthy as Most-Honorable-Signs of Personal-and-Communal: Health-and-Integrity within Essential-Humane-Relationships. Why so? 4. Which SINGLE-ISOLATED: Vices, Pseudo-Virtues, Compulsive-Preoccupations and Addictions - - - are MOST generally highly Trust-Worthy as Tragic-Signs of THREATS to our Personal-and-Communal: Health-and-Integrity within Essential-Humane-Relationships. Why so? Be Graciously-Together in Shalom's-Sanctuaries! Be Graciously-Engaged in Open-and-Honest-Dialogues!