Good one. Reminds me of Merriam-Webster's 2 definitions of 'ruth', a word seldom heard these days except in 'ruthless'-- 1. sympathy for another's suffering; 2. regret for one's past misdeeds. Fascinating relationship between present perception of former self and its effect
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Ruth, Mercedes, and Clementine are all girl names that mean the same thing. Etymology is cool.
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Maybe guilt-proneness is more a function of the ability to ANTICIPATE feeling guilty about wrongdoing rather than a moral shortcoming. Also people who have strong negative feelings about feeling guilty may also adjust behavior to avoid being guilty in the first place.
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