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<blockquote data-quote="DarkwingPsyduck" data-source="post: 694541" data-attributes="member: 20267"><p>I agree. I think you have the right idea here. One good deed does not erase a bad deed. Not all deeds are equal in good or bad, but they are all equally permanent. The past cannot change. There is an important distinction between forgiveness, and forgetting. As much as we'd like to forget some of the more painful, and embarrassing moments, we really can't. If all bad deeds were just forgotten, what is learned from it? It is just asking for history to repeat itself.</p><p></p><p>Being all merciful and all just is impossible, since mercy is a suspension of justice. That isn't to say that it is always bad, or wrong, but even when you show mercy, the act isn't just erased from the time line. It STILL happened, and remembering why and how it happened is the only way to prevent a repeat. This is why we study history. Even the bad parts, ideally. Although some organizations are actively trying to remove America's history of slavery, I pray they don't succeed. Bad things and deeds happen. The most effective way to prevent them from happening again and again is NOT forgetting what made them so wrong in the first place.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DarkwingPsyduck, post: 694541, member: 20267"] I agree. I think you have the right idea here. One good deed does not erase a bad deed. Not all deeds are equal in good or bad, but they are all equally permanent. The past cannot change. There is an important distinction between forgiveness, and forgetting. As much as we'd like to forget some of the more painful, and embarrassing moments, we really can't. If all bad deeds were just forgotten, what is learned from it? It is just asking for history to repeat itself. Being all merciful and all just is impossible, since mercy is a suspension of justice. That isn't to say that it is always bad, or wrong, but even when you show mercy, the act isn't just erased from the time line. It STILL happened, and remembering why and how it happened is the only way to prevent a repeat. This is why we study history. Even the bad parts, ideally. Although some organizations are actively trying to remove America's history of slavery, I pray they don't succeed. Bad things and deeds happen. The most effective way to prevent them from happening again and again is NOT forgetting what made them so wrong in the first place. [/QUOTE]
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