Encountering Otherness as a Waveform In the light of a wave theory of being
Introduction Human civilization has a serious "otherness problem" -- as indicated by the media on a daily basis. The problem is evident in the relationships between the principles and the adherents of the Abrahamic religions in particular. It is also evident in the relations between science and alternative perspectives, between one political ideology and another, or between "development" and "environment". The challenge to any worldview now has potentially ever more dangerous implications ( Us and Them: Relating to Challenging Others , 2009; Guidelines for Critical Dialogue between Worldviews , 2006). The argument for framing experience as a "waveform" is developed separately ( Being a Waveform of Potential as an Experiential Choice: emergent dynamic qualities of identity and integrity , 2013). This contrasted such an experiential framing with use of conventional categories such as "organization" or "network" -- as articu