BonosSaint
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I was curious about your thoughts on forgiveness--both religious and secular.
1. What is your practical definition of forgiveness?
2. Is there a point where there is no more forgiveness to be given?
3. Do you have standing to forgive someone for a hurt they have done to
someone else? Can you forgive someone for murdering your child, say,
or can you only forgive one for the pain they caused you by murdering
your child?
4. By forgiveness, do you return one to one's previous standing? Does
a thief be given another chance to handle money? Is a pastor/priest/
rabbi/etc. returned to a position of moral authority after a moral wrong?
5. Once you've forgiven someone 490 times, do you get to punish one at
infraction 491 (tongue in cheek)
6. Is forgiveness restoration or is it a decision to walk away from vengeance?
7. Is not forgetting forgiveness?
I thought this might make an interesting philosophical discussion. Forgiveness is one of those vague kind of words like freedom. I think it probably means something different to different people.
Add your thoughts and maybe your own questions.
1. What is your practical definition of forgiveness?
2. Is there a point where there is no more forgiveness to be given?
3. Do you have standing to forgive someone for a hurt they have done to
someone else? Can you forgive someone for murdering your child, say,
or can you only forgive one for the pain they caused you by murdering
your child?
4. By forgiveness, do you return one to one's previous standing? Does
a thief be given another chance to handle money? Is a pastor/priest/
rabbi/etc. returned to a position of moral authority after a moral wrong?
5. Once you've forgiven someone 490 times, do you get to punish one at
infraction 491 (tongue in cheek)
6. Is forgiveness restoration or is it a decision to walk away from vengeance?
7. Is not forgetting forgiveness?
I thought this might make an interesting philosophical discussion. Forgiveness is one of those vague kind of words like freedom. I think it probably means something different to different people.
Add your thoughts and maybe your own questions.