We talked about a man named Chris Carrier. What did he do?
He forgave a man who kidnapped and stabbed him.
The % of USA adults who say they need more forgiveness in their personal lives...
62%
The top thing we need to forgive ourselves for...
The Past
When we cut off people from our lives, that’s called...
Burning ‘ Burned Bridges
The least important thing we need to forgive ourselves for...
Laziness
% of USA adults who believe that forgiveness is conditional
60%
Which of the following is NOT an example of conditional forgiveness?
If you only do good things, then God will embrace you.
If you simply change your attitude, you will be forgiven.
If x stops talking with y, then z will forgive x.
If you just stop smoking, then your parents will accept you.
Which of the following does NOT love each other unconditionally?
good teachers and students
parents and children
God and people
governments and people
Which animal has never been recorded by scientists as being able to show outward signs of forgiveness?
dogs
BJ12 students
primates
cats
Roughly what % of societies reference blood violence?
95-100%
blood feud
taking violent/bloody vengeance on another person or group, frequently due to a past violent offense inflicted; 血仇
doormat
a person frequently abused due to the ease of abusing that person; 门垫
% of societies documented in which forgiveness, reconciliation, or both exist.
93-95% acceptable
valuable relationship hypothesis
Forgiveness (reconciliation) repairs important relationships that have been damaged by aggression = more cooperation = better evolutionary fitness.
(True/False) To make the world a more forgiving, less vengeful place, don’t try to change the world — change human nature!
False ?改不了吃?
