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Why I Don’t Believe in Forgiveness

It Feels Good to Stop Judging

4 min readJun 18, 2020

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Imagine lending your car to a friend who then wrecks it by driving off the road into a telephone pole. Your friend walks away with minor injuries, but your car is toast. Your friend is sorry and she apologizes profusely. She asks for forgiveness.

Stephen Marks

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Economist, teacher, student, dabbler in philosophy, ideas, music, and sport. Knows nothing for sure or maybe at all.

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