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    It is not the case that It can be offensive when someone says that she forgives you when you have done nothing wrong.

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    • 1.Forgiveness can function as an expression of grace or goodwill that releases relational tension, independent of actual moral wrongdoing.
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    • 2.If forgiveness serves a relational rather than purely retributive function, its appropriateness need not hinge on confirmed culpability.
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    • 3.Bishop Butler's account treats forgiveness as foreswearing resentment, which can arise from perceived slights regardless of actual wrongdoing.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Jeffrie Murphy acknowledges that mistaken perceptions of wrongdoing are common, and forgiving under uncertainty need not entail a settled judgment of guilt.
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    • 2.An offer of forgiveness under genuine epistemic uncertainty about wrongdoing expresses humility, not accusation, and thus need not be offensive.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Forgiveness typically applies to morally wrong actions.
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    • 2.If you have done nothing wrong, offering forgiveness inappropriately implies that you did something morally wrong.
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