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The concept of atonement

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The concept of atonement
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RE: The concept of atonement
November 4, 2022 at 12:27 am (This post was last modified: November 4, 2022 at 12:31 am by AFTT47. Edit Reason: Clarity )
This seems like a no-brainer to me. Of course a person may "atone" for his or her crime. It would be illogical to declare that once a person has done evil, it is not possible that they might reverse their ideological position and regret their earlier action. You might want to hold them accountable for their earlier crime, demand the payment of some kind of restitution. But it makes no sense to cut-off any avenue of them ever making things right.

This is the "justice" vs. "revenge" thing.

Justice has some utility but revenge has none at all.
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The concept of atonement

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The concept of atonement - by Silver - November 3, 2022 at 11:16 pm
RE: The concept of atonement - by AFTT47 - November 4, 2022 at 12:27 am
RE: The concept of atonement - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 4, 2022 at 4:14 am
RE: The concept of atonement - by LinuxGal - November 5, 2022 at 10:34 am
RE: The concept of atonement - by Anomalocaris - November 4, 2022 at 2:36 pm
RE: The concept of atonement - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 4, 2022 at 4:41 pm
RE: The concept of atonement - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 4, 2022 at 4:12 am
RE: The concept of atonement - by Angrboda - November 4, 2022 at 7:30 am
RE: The concept of atonement - by Anomalocaris - November 4, 2022 at 2:55 pm
RE: The concept of atonement - by Thumpalumpacus - November 4, 2022 at 5:04 pm
RE: The concept of atonement - by UniversesBoss - November 26, 2022 at 1:31 am
RE: The concept of atonement - by Objectivist - November 26, 2022 at 9:15 am

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