My final question 10 out of 10: Different people have different views of what forgiveness is. Let them have the freedom to believe as they wish. How does that sound to you?

The Internet is a double-edged sword. It can enlighten and quickly, but at the same time, it can mislead.  When I searched the Internet for the definition and some general issues on forgiveness, I was surprised by a rising consensus in up to 10 areas, each of which seems odd to me.  May I ask you to consider each one of these “discoveries” so that you can help me to understand better? Thank you in advance for your time.

It sounds too relativistic to me.  What if a person sees forgiveness as a form of punishing the offending person?  Is this helpful to passively accept this without assisting the one who believes this to grow in a deeper understanding of what forgiveness is?  If there is no objective definition of forgiveness, which can be expressed with nuances across different situations and cultures, then how could we ever do science on forgiveness?  After all, it would be impossible to develop a standardized measure of forgiveness if everyone has a different view of what it is.

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