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    It is not the case that A promissory obligation can arise from the promisor's sincere, voluntary utterance independent of the promisee's reception or acceptance.

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    • 1.Obligations are essentially relational: they bind one party to another only when the other party stands in position to be wronged by non-performance.
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    • 2.Without promisee awareness, no one can reasonably rely on the utterance, so breach causes no actual harm—making obligation conceptually empty.
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    • 3.Acceptance is the promisee's mechanism to consent to being bound; unilateral utterance imposes duties without mutual agreement or reciprocal vulnerability.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Obligation is primarily a mental state of the promisor: sincere commitment to perform creates duty regardless of external validation.
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    • 2.Requiring acceptance makes obligation dependent on factors beyond promisor's control, undermining moral responsibility for one's declarations.
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    • 3.Many binding commitments (vows, oaths, public pledges) generate obligations through utterance alone without requiring audience acceptance.
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