REASONING II Reasoning is a discussion in pursuit of higher meaning. It is supposed to be the same as an intense dialogue. Most of these important words are abused today. To reason on an issue, parties must have some familiarity with the subject matter and are prepared to re-evaluate their views and opinions when a higher truth is presented. The problem with most people is their false sense of self (ego) gets in the way. They are usually playing for an audience or are deliberately saying things that they do not genuinely believe in order to distort or distract. Reasoning is a very sacred thing as what is being said must be the truth, as the speakers understand it. It involves the exchanges of meaning and not simply repeating words that both parties interpret differently. Reasoning is not easy; it involves the ongoing search for more truths to ACT upon. In ancient times parties in disagreement would have special meetings where they would smoke herbs or drink locally made brew before engaging the issues. They would first spend time stating their ancestral lineage to realize their most ancient connections before tackling the problem. This allowed them to rekindle their humanity/common relations so they could reason as part of a larger family. What they agreed upon in that state is what would be acted upon. Today sensible people do not have to smoke or drink to do this but still most people do not rekindle their common bonds before engaging serious discussions. Think of the difference this would make to the Israeli/Palestinian issue if before they started talking about their disagreements they use the current historical and scientific information to rekindle awareness of their common humanity. With that information refreshed in their minds they could then go about discussing the issues. Reason (the pursuit of the highest truth) is the meaning of life
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 10:03:52 +0000
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