What is the best path to redemption for a past evil, and why:
By taking some action to redeem oneself for that past evil
or
Meditating on that evil, focusing on it as a kind of punishment on oneself (a mental equivalent of pre-Renaissance flagellants).
Also, how does one know he has truly achieved redemption?
Here's a better question; why would one feel the need for redemption?
If you've done something, there would've had to be a reason. Regardless of if you killed a man, or just stolen something.
Now, if you bring religion into it, then yes, you're inclined to do it, and thus, meditating on it would be the way to go.
However, if it's just your average Joe kind of guy, they probably wouldn't do either.
If I was in that situation, I would meditate on it. Think hard about it. But not as a punishment, because I don't regret anything I've done. Rather, I would more so see why I had to do the evil, and find out if, for future reference, I could do good and yield the same results.
Post Merge: April 25, 2011, 03:10:57 AM
Actually, unless you buy hand made dice, they're not even and one side is wider than the other so all normal dice have a few sides they land on more often.
But thanks for the answer, I was curious what you would say. I'd probably agree if I wasn't such a big tabletop nerd.
And I myself have no idea on the matter Dx