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    It is not the case that Arendt argues that genuine new beginnings require a human intersubjective act of forgiveness, not a unilateral divine transaction.

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    • 1.Requiring forgiveness from victims places unfair burden on the harmed; divine mercy offers unconditional grace independent of victim's capacity.
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    • 2.Human forgiveness is unreliable—victims may withhold it arbitrarily—whereas divine forgiveness provides stable, universal moral foundation for renewal.
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    • 3.Not all wrongs involve direct victims capable of forgiving (crimes against the dead, nature, future generations), limiting intersubjective forgiveness's scope.
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    • 1.Forgiveness requires the wronged party's voluntary choice, making it ethically more meaningful than unilateral divine absolution.
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    • 2.Human forgiveness acknowledges shared natality; it treats actors as equals capable of beginning anew together, not as subjects of external judgment.
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    • 3.Only interpersonal forgiveness can restore broken relationships and social bonds, which are essential to political life and human dignity.
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