WPC' zNCw+3W_O-{SN>Ca H0_CxYߊnQ6-DJdz_|1jiv;2`+`0m%+SW|o" Y-~*4mD;a,LPjz\ryzC2ԁ{PńnVyv?%'ҫbDsVY#z ᪻ mYMBl=N@U׬I.n;1:O|W]sCtz.r 0ܻt"Nem~2MMGsI\jzp]OЄ:~ӫݶ 4YR lp*ҐQ}RbN\CVz* paNa4C*e E*Rd%h;sR!IӰ\}LNH{n+.III  .ۀ  ThisIsNottheSameAsIgnoringImperfection#>+x+  ]+Ԍ \ Ќ  Iknowwellthatthisisaninflammatoryposition,soletmesetoutsomedefensesatleastagainst 4  beingmisunderstood.First,ourattitudetowardothersandourattitudetowardthedecisions  " madeandtheactionstaken!thesearetwoseparatethings.Iamnotsayingthatonemustagree #  withorevenacquiescetoadecisionmadewithoutyouragreement.Iamnotsayingthatone %X" mustacceptmistreatment,evenlessthatonemustagreetoit,andleastofallthatonemustlikeit. '0!$ Youcancertainlychoosetodothesethings,butyoudonthaveto.Eventhoughgettingangryat l)#&  othersforthedecisionmaybeinappropriate,asIargueabove,youdonthavetopretendyoulike D+$( it.A #  2       d    Second,thereareguidelinestocomein4E p&O  5  asubsequentessay6A0&OU0  7 D0. <   Third,wecantrytoavoidsuchsituationsproactively.[etc.]   $H    $Hn10  0` (#(#   .A  ..ہ  Casestudy: Lovethesinner;hatethesin$Hn11 01Ԍ `` (#` (# Ќ  Mystancesuperficiallyresembles(oratleastseemsconsistentwith)theslogan, Lovethesinner; 8  hatethesin,whichisheardinconservativeChristiancirclestodefinetheproperrelationshipwith t  gays.However,thetwopositionsarequitedifferent.Withoutgettingintoalongdiscussion,Ill L  justsaythatIdontseeanyjustificationforlabelingpeopleas sinners,atleastintheabsolutist $ waytheconceptisusedintheslogan.RecognizingthecontingencyofanypositionImighttake  towardothersensesoftheGoodandtheRight,Imightlegitimatelysay, ThisiswhatIthinkis p Good,andIthinkyoudoyourselfharmbynotsharingit,andIinviteyoutoshareit,andIinvite H youtotalkwithmeaboutourdifferentperspectives.B| #  3      ׀Toassertthatyouareasinnershort   circuitsthiscontingencyandtreatsyoudisrespectfullybyinvalidatingoutofhandyoursenseof \ theGoodandtheRight.Furthermore,Idontthinkthatoneoughttoinvite hateasaresponse. 4  Eventoinvite oppositionisunsustainable,inmyview,becauseonecannotdistinguishtheactor  " fromtheact.Frommypragmatistsviewpoint,oneiswhatonedoes.Sowhatthedoctrine #  implicitlypromotesisadissociationwithinthesinnersothats/heispromptedtodenythepartsof %X" h/herselfthatwanttoactinsuchandsuchamanner.Eventhoughthosewhoholdthisposition '0!$ claimthattheyseektorestoregaystoauthenticity,theyareactingtodenythemthisvery d authenticity.Insayingthis,Imnottakingthepositionthatpeopleclaimingtobegayareall < genuinely,authenticallygay.Maybeforsomeselfidentifiedgays,itisliberatingtohearthatthey   reallyarentgay.Butthisislikesayingthattheclockthatdoesntrunisstillrighttwiceaday.   Theissueisntwhetherpeople reallyareorarentgay;theissueisntwhethertheantigay  ` activistscanpointtothisorthatpersonas cured.D #  4      ׀theissueiswhethertheirauthenticityarises 8  fromthemselves.AsIsaidin4C &O  5  Chapter1'sessayonauthenticity6=&O*=  7 0X=,itisselfcontradictorytosay, t   WhatsauthenticforyouiswhatItellyouisauthentic. L  $H    $Hl>0  0` (#(#   .B  ..ہ  Casestudy: Lifeisnotfair$Hl>> 0>Ԍ` (#` (# Ќ  Saying lifeisnotfaircertainlyseemsfactuallycorrect!atleastImnotgoingtodisputeit p here!butitdoesnotjustifydismissingpeoplesclaims.Thiswouldhavebeenabetterresponse: H  Irecognizethatpovertyisaseriousproblemandthatpoorpeoplearehurting.Rightnow,   unfortunately,therearemanyneedsofourcountry,andrealconstraintsonourbudget. \ #     0   #A.IV  .ۀ  ThePerfectionProblem:TheIllusionsofBlameworthinessandPerfectability:A  " SocialenvironmentalistCritiqueofPursuingPersonalPerfection#AA  AԌ# (#(# Ќ  InthissectionIwanttopresentanotherwayofseeingandacceptingourfallibility.Myargument %X"  isbycontradiction,asfollows.Ifwedont,thenthisresultsintwopairedbut,Ibelieve,mistaken '0!$ beliefs:thatwecanbecomeperfectandthatthereissuchathingasblameworthiness.U #  5      ׀What d  happenswhen,intheinevitableimperfectionoftheworldandourselves,wepursueperfectionand < trytoavoidblame?Sincewecannotavoidbeingimperfect,wehavetotrytoexcuseour   imperfectionbyblamingothers.Internally,wecantacceptthatwedidsomethingwrong.   Perfectionisanidealwhich,thecloseryoucometoit(orthinkyouvecometoit),themore  ` difficultitistoachieveandthemorehorribletheimperfectionsappearandsothehigheryour 8  rationalizationshavetobeandtheworsethingsyouhavetodotootherstomaintaintheillusion. t    Theanalogousthinghappenswiththeenvironment.Acoupleofyearsago,asIlookedat L  themessthatwasmyhouseandyard,Ifoundmyselffantasizingabouthavingenoughmoneyto $ havetheplacereallycleanedup.Iwouldhiresomeonetorepairthedriveway,weedthe  vegetationfromthecracksinthesidewalk,paintthehouse,andsoon.Itthenoccurredtomein p themidstofthisfantasythatallthisworkwouldproducebunchesofweeds,oldpaintscrapings, H andalltheotherflotsam&jetsamthatacleaningwouldproduce.Idhavetohavesomeone   removealltheweeds,eventhosefewleavesleftbehindordroppedbyaccident,andremove \ them.Butthenthatpersonwouldbeleavinghisownpileofgarbageelsewherewhiles/he 4  devotedh/herselftocleaningupmyplace.Hmm.Idhavetohavesomeonecombthroughthe  " lawntofindallthepaintchipsthatfellfromthewallsastheywerebeingscraped,andthatperson #  wouldbecreatinggarbageelsewhere!infact,farmorethanthefewcupsfulofthepaintchips %X" s/hefound.Hmm.AllIwouldbeaccomplishing,Ithenrealized,istransferringdisorderfrommy '0!$ patchtoanotherpatch!andnotaoneforonetrade,either.Aseveryphysicistknowsfrom_the l)#& SecondLawofThermodynamics,themoreorderlyyoumakeonepartoftheUniverse,themore d disorderlythesystemasawholebecomes.Thisistrueevenforsuchnonphysicstaskslike < cleaningupmyhouse.Themorewestrivetoliveinperfection,themoredebrisanddisorderwe   createoutsideourlittlepatch.Andtheclosermylittlepatchcomestoperfection,themore   externalharmitrequirestomaintainitthus.Isupposethatif(_i_)IwerereallysoanalthatI  ` devotedsomuchattentiontocleaningup,andif(ii)Iweretohavetheresourcesnecessaryforall 8  theseworkers,andif(iii)theareaoutsidemypatchwereaninfinitesinkofdisorder,thenmy t  obsessivepassionforcleanlinesswouldntmatter.Butatleastthelastofthesethreeconditionsis L  false(nottomentionthefirstand,alas,thesecond).Theecologicalmovementhassucceededin $ makingusrecognizethattheworldoutsideisnotaninfinitedumpingground,andthatthereare  peoplewhohavetolivethereandsufferfromwhatgetsdumpedonthem.V #  6