HLT-312v Week 1 Discussion 2

What are the three “right versus right” paradigms? Give a personal example of one of these paradigms.

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What are the three “right versus right” paradigms?

Introduction

If you’re like me, you have been in so many different situations where it feels like the world is spinning out of control. It’s easy to get caught up in one direction, but then when something unexpected happens, your mind spins in another direction. The problem with this tendency is that it can lead us down a rabbit hole where we don’t know where we are going or what will happen next.

The Loyalty to Authority Paradigm

The Loyalty to Authority Paradigm is the most common paradigm and it’s also the easiest to understand. In this paradigm, people are loyal to their leaders and able to be persuaded by them. It’s a right versus right paradigm because it assumes that people have a right not just to think for themselves but also to follow orders from those in authority over them.

The problem with this paradigm is that it doesn’t actually work very well at all; if anything, it can create more problems than it solves! First of all, because we live in an age where there has been significant loss of faith in traditional religions on both sides of our culture wars (more on this later), loyalty becomes less valued as an ideal among many young adults today than ever before—and yet politicians still want us all “loyalists” (i.e., supporters) who will blindly support them no matter what happens next! This makes sense only if you think about how much money these politicians need from wealthy donors like yourself: if your vote matters less than ever before because everyone else thinks differently now too then why would anyone bother voting?

The Loyalty to the Group Paradigm

The Loyalty to the Group Paradigm explains why people are loyal to groups, teams, and countries. It’s because they believe that they belong in these groups and want to support them so they can get their needs met. A person who believes in this paradigm might say: “I’m committed to my team because I know how important it is for us all.” Or “I’m loyal because my country needs me!”

The Loyalty to the Individual Paradigm explains why people care about themselves rather than others. For example: “I should be able to do whatever I want without having someone else tell me what’s right or wrong.” And finally: “We need more individual freedom than group thinking because then we can make better decisions ourselves than if someone else tells us what’s best for everyone.”

The Preserve the Self Paradigm

The Preserve the Self Paradigm is a paradigm that you are trying to preserve your own self. You are not loyal to any group, authority, or cause. You don’t care about what other people think or say about you because it doesn’t matter in this paradigm because all that matters is preserving your own self.

When your mind is spinning in one direction, stop and think about what you could be missing.

You may be in a situation where you feel like your mind is spinning in circles. In fact, it’s quite common for us to get stuck on one side of an issue or argument, unable to see the other side. The key is not to let yourself become so overwhelmed that you give up completely—rather, consider what would happen if you took some risks and tried out new things.

Consider the consequences of inaction: what might happen if we do nothing? What would be lost by doing nothing? What could we gain by taking action?

Conclusion

In this post, we’ve talked about three different paradigms that can influence your mind and guide your decisions. We hope you found some helpful tips on how to choose between the right and wrong when it comes to making decisions.