/siberia/ - Off-topic

I think it‘s another glaring loophole of Christianity to seek forgiveness for your wrongdoings from God and not from the people you‘ve wronged. It‘s a real cliché that bad people who are still bad people turn to religion to soothe their nagging conscience they’ve barely managed to sweep under the rug during their lives. It‘s a convenient way to feel relieved of your wrongdoings by seeking forgiveness from an imagined entity that will not talk back to you, leaving it to your own judgement whether or not you are a good person, unlike for example when you have to talk to the people you have wronged and have to hear their judgement of you. People engage in self-soothing copes and rationalizations all the time, so it‘s not out of the question that they project their flawed excuses and justification onto this imagined God and tell themselves “God understands why I did it and God forgives me! I’m absolved of my guilt!” I mean, have you ever met a narcissist or any other flavor of immature and selfish person? They come up with all kinds of poor excuses that only they believe are proper justifications. Christianity gives them the perk to project these thoughts onto God and having their imaginary sky daddy absolve them of their guilt, while not having to deal with the truth and messiness that ensues from seeking reconciliation with the people they’ve harmed. What is the point of forgiveness other than to rectify a relationship with a REAL PERSON that you‘ve hurt?