Re: 2 More Points -- Mimetic Theory and Literary Study

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Date Posted: 22:16:43 03/02/08 Sun
Author: Caitlin
Subject: Re: 2 More Points
In reply to: Erin Risch 's message, "Re: Kindness and Forgiveness" on 08:20:14 03/01/08 Sat

Having thought a little more about this and considering some points that you make in your reply, I've thought of something else concerning this topic. You wrote "When we request forgiveness for our sins, are we not essentially (asking?) for a non-reciprocal reaction from God to our violence against God?" I think this is a good question to pose about the possible "ritualization" of asking for forgiveness. Knowing that we are already forgiven, we still ask for it, not for God's approval, but for our learning. I think it is a good way of demonstrating that the knowledge and revelation of a problem will help to stop its continuation.

I think that there is also a good example in here for the watermark, so to speak, of the seemingly inherent tradition of reciprocating violence. When we strike out against someone I think that there is a subconscious desire to have them strike back. When faced with love and not reciprocated violence, we can easily become frustrated, even more angry, and confused. Possibly, we might strike out elsewhere in hopes of achieving that temporary peace that results from the cycle of violence. Girard talks about this cycle of violence a lot and I think that this human tendency towards that a desire for that cycle is in good support of his theory and its examples.

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