SPLIT PEOPLE IN A SPLIT WORLD
We have looked at Teacher pseudo-theories and Mercy pseudo-cultures
and the mechanics of how they function. Let us now examine the type of
society which breeds these mongrel creatures. I suggest that the parents are
just as mixed-up as their offspring.
Modern Man—the Idiot Savant
Modern man is a bizarre combination of intelligence and stupidity—
hence the term „idiot savant.‟ I suggest that this discrepancy is the result of
mismatched personal growth. On the one hand, the me of our physical
bodies has made tremendous strides forwards. On the other hand, the me of
Mercy identification remains bound to its past—tied to its mother‟s apron
strings.
As far as our physical bodies are concerned, Western civilization is full
of both Mercy care and Teacher order. We go to great lengths to protect
the integrity of the me associated with our physical bodies; we try to cure
every disease, prevent all accidents, and we severely punish any assault on
either our persons or our property. We meticulously research medical
principles of cause and effect—we test new cures extensively on animals
for fear of damaging the physical body of some unfortunate human.
Likewise, we have the most amazing economic systems ever created by
mankind—they are wonders of Teacher order within complexity.
In contrast, our emotional identities seem to be characterized by Mercy
sedition and Teacher chaos. We rebel from attempts to add integrity to the
me of Mercy identification, and we demand freedom to identify
emotionally with any experience or person. We avoid guilt, we ignore
mistakes, and we punish those who state the facts. We deny mental
principles of cause
and effect, and we
readily submit
ourselves as guinea
pigs for the latest
emotional
experiments.
Likewise, we live
with conflicting
Teacher
ideologies—a
cacophony of
IDIOT SAVANT
MODERN MAN