Tuesday, October 8, 2013

The Equilibrium

It all boils down to Aristotle's modes of persuasion: Ethos, Logos and Pathos. Ethos, is the ethical part of a persuasion. If the man that is trying to persuade you is an ethical man then you are more incline to hear what he has to say. This is very important in persuasion. If only people realized that Hitler was not ethical then.... Well, you can guess the possibilities that could of been. Logos, is the logical part of the persuasion. If the persuasion is logically put then it will make sense to be swayed to learn more of it. Pathos, is the emotion of the persuasion. If the persuasion can evoke an a emotional response then your heart is their captive and you are theirs.
So, if we were to look at these three modes and put to culturally understood norms then what will the world be like? The possibilities are ends. I have thought up an equation. If Logos+Pathos=Ethos. What does that mean? Well, if a person were to be logically and emotional then they might be incline to be ethical. For example: If someone would come to you and hit you, and you did not like this then you probably will think that no one likes to get hit. Creating an ethical choice. So, if we were to take the time to think about what is logical and then look toward our feelings to guide us then we might create an ethically incline society.
There would be true balance of justice and people would care for others. This places would be nice to live in, right? But, people do not want to go out of their way to be ethical. Being ethical is too much work, because you will be going against the currency of the world. That reminds me of a belief amongst us. Christianity. Jesus, taught us this way of thinking. He reminded us to believe in Him with all of our hearts and minds. That is toward God and not toward one another. But yet. He told us that the first and most important commandment is "... Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind." (Matthew 22:37). That is the most important commandment. The mind is very important key. Because, God knows if you do not get to know Him then you will probably do stupid things and claim it to be from God and it would not be. Especially if it causes harm to another.
Because, the second most important commandment is just like it. "... Love others as much as you love yourself." (Matthew 22:38). So, if the second is like the first then it has similar characteristics. You love yourself and know what you like and you know what do not then why treat others less than yourself. If we want to live in a world where there is balance and justice then we have to take a page out from this idea. Christian or not. Loving people as you love yourself is not a religionist. It is the most ethical thing that we can do here on Earth.
Caring does not make you weak and does not make an idiot. Not loving and not caring makes you weak and an idiot. If we want to live in peace. Then we have to look towards all things that are logical, ethical and emotional. I will stress on the idea of emotions, because if we take it out then we will be heartless and be like the animals. Equilibrium is possible, but we have to divert from the Brave New World concept. Let us not become a people that take joy in our oppression, but a people that sees what oppresses other and fight against that.

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