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Introducing the first video in our Mimetic Invitation Series: \u201cThe Problem is the Solution.\u201d<\/h3>\n

Ren\u00e9 Girard’s world-changing discovery was deceptively simple: we desire according to the desire of another. We borrow and share our desires. This makes friendship, love, and empathy possible…but\u00a0also results in conflict and violence.It may sound like a riddle, but in the\u00a0problem<\/i>\u00a0of shared desire also lies the\u00a0solution<\/i>.\u00a0Watch this video to better understand the human \u201cgravity\u201d known as mimetic desire.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section el_class=”post-quote”][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1602085944921{background-image: url(https:\/\/ravenfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/0c0caab3a0b06f49d1f4e4069f7acecc-e1562958862845.jpg?id=19638) !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”none” el_class=”quote”]\u201cPeaceful identity lies at the heart of violent identity as its most secret possibility.\u201d – Ren\u00e9 Girard<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Written, Produced, and Directed by William Price III.
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