WOLT Appendix 2 1
WOLT Appendix 2: YX Tendencies Table
14/04/2020
Appendix 2. Some general tendencies of the Y and X axes
Y doing doing: value external deeds
X being being: value intrinsic worth 1 people should be free to do as they wish people should live together in harmony reward is recognition, expressed as goods and services from others objective world, science, undisputed facts and relations; reality testing reward is love from others, expressed as social acceptance social construction, postmodernism, word of the master; scholasticism epistemology, reductionism, technophile ontology, holism, technophobe actions, systematic words, empathic technology sovereignty art legitimacy security positivism lawfulness; Athens polytheism, flesh social pessimism material optimism, risk taker emphasise social process emphasise material outcomes harmony normative analysis goodness; Jerusalem monotheism, spirit 2 social optimism, risk taker material pessimism emphasise social outcomes emphasise material process end justifies means in material world anger, compensation economics increase supply left brain yang, male, things end justifies means in social world apology, forgiveness politics reduce demand right brain yin, female, people
On Y, the “doing” axis, the emphasis is to do things in order to be someone; on X, the “being” axis, it is to be someone in order to do things. If a man act competently he may be what he wishes. If a woman be beautiful she may do what she wishes.
For specific tendencies of the X, Y and Z axes see Appendix 1.
For religious relational issues see WOLT Chapter ***, Table
For type characteristics see Appendix 3, the “Ways of life table,” at:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/80606511/Book%20Appendix%203%202Oct12.pdf or at http://pepperday.com.au/appendix-3-ways-of-life-table/
1 The difference between being and doing is nicely illustrated by John 8:7, “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” The woman had been caught in the act of adultery but the Type 3 is only concerned with what is in people’s hearts . A Type 1 would see no relevance in the sinfulness ( being ) of the accusers to the woman’s sin ( doing ); a Type 2 would declare no relevance for the witnesses but would require the judge to be personally above sin. The Type 3, believing in innate goodness and preferring norms to coercive r ules, says, “Go and sin no more.” (John 8:11)
2 “It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless.” (John 6:63)