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-Depending on your specific definition, Redemption denotes the idea of clearing oneself of wrongdoing or the guilt of wrongdoing. "Salvagability" and "redeemability", ie. "redemption", are not philosophical terms, they're theistic and rely on theistic principles. It is hard to establish some kind of moral "debt" to life or existence because, well, what authority are you basing that on? There is no ledger that keeps track of good and bad deeds. When we do something bad, we can regret our actions and change for the better.
+Depending on your specific definition, Redemption denotes the idea of clearing oneself of wrongdoing or the guilt of wrongdoing. "Salvagability" and "redeemability", ie. "redemption", are not philosophical terms, they're theistic and rely on theistic principles. Bad deeds don't just vanish from the earth or get neutralized. There is no ledger that keeps track of good and bad deeds. When we do something bad, all we can do is regret our actions and change for the better.
 Redemption //can// be "turned" into a philosophical term by further defining it using philosophical ideas. For example, if you [[Consequentialism|consequentialistically]] define "irredeemable" as "this person will never be able to do more good in their life than they have done bad" (which are value judgements) then you have a question of philosophical merit. However, even then it is hardly practical because
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-Ultimately, "salvage" and "redeem" (redemption) are all terms used by victims (those who have been wronged) to describe their (in-)ability to forgive. Their ability to relinquish resentment or some other form of morally inflected anger (([[https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/forgiveness/#:~:text=many%20contemporary%20philosophers%20argue%20that%20the%20resumption%20of%20relationships%20disrupted%20by%20wrongdoing%20often%20requires%20a%20moral%20reassessment%20of%20the%20wrongdoer%20by%20the%20victim%2C%20and%20that%20such%20a%20reassessment%20involves%20relinquishing%20resentment%20or%20some%20other%20form%20of%20morally%20inflected%20anger|Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Forgiveness]])). When we talk about someone who is irredeemable, the easiest definition after all is still "I personally will never be able to forgive that person". But, this is inherently subjective (and will never not be subjective) and cannot be generalized into "this person is irredeemable in general". Any person can fix their moral compass.
+Ultimately, "salvage" and "redeem" (redemption) are all terms used by victims (those who have been wronged) to describe their (in-)ability to forgive. Their ability to relinquish resentment or some other form of morally inflected anger(([[https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2025/entries/forgiveness/#:~:text=many%20contemporary%20philosophers%20argue%20that%20the%20resumption%20of%20relationships%20disrupted%20by%20wrongdoing%20often%20requires%20a%20moral%20reassessment%20of%20the%20wrongdoer%20by%20the%20victim%2C%20and%20that%20such%20a%20reassessment%20involves%20relinquishing%20resentment%20or%20some%20other%20form%20of%20morally%20inflected%20anger|Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Forgiveness]], Winter 2025 Version)). When we talk about someone who is irredeemable, the easiest definition after all is still "I personally will never be able to forgive that person". But, this is inherently subjective (and will never not be subjective) and cannot be generalized into "this person is irredeemable in general". Any person can fix their moral compass.