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Date Posted: 13:23:22 02/10/08 Sun
Author: Caitlin
Subject: Re: Violating Distinctions in Christianity
In reply to: Hwaet! 's message, "Re: Violating Distinctions in Christianity" on 12:13:55 02/07/08 Thu

I think that a distinction between "sameness" and "commonality" needs to be made. I think what Girard is trying to establish with "sameness" is seen exactly with twins. There is that eerie sense of the two being very much the same. For a more modern example, I think that the same fear could be used in the issue of cloning. The "sameness" that is found in clones is a frightening thing to a lot of people even today. We have that fear of "sameness".

However, I don't think that there is an inherent fear of "commonality". Commonality is a way in which individuals are able to see that they share at least a little something with another individual. There is still that distinction between the two individuals that serves to balance and harmonize with the commonality.

I think that in the context of Christianity the better word to use might be "commonality" in ritual instead of "sameness". Maybe this is why there is less violence? Commonality finds a balance where as sameness would lead to fear and more violence in ritual?

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Re: Violating Distinctions in Christianity -- Jfish, 19:20:40 02/10/08 Sun
Re: Violating Distinctions in Christianity -- Hwaet!, 19:59:05 02/10/08 Sun
- Re: Violating Distinctions in Christianity -- Erin Risch, 07:28:23 02/16/08 Sat