Which Is Better, Revenge or Forgiveness?
Guess we should know this by now. But a new study says revenge is more enjoyable than forgiveness . Who else displays this better than our president? And what gives? Newswise.com reports that, w hen it comes to entertainment, people enjoy seeing bad guys get their punishment more than seeing them be forgiven, a new study reveals. Who'd've thought? "But even though they don’t enjoy the forgiveness stories as much, people do find these narratives more meaningful and thought-provoking than ones in which the bad guys receive their just deserts," the web site reports. “We like stories in which the wrongdoers are punished and when they get more punishment than they deserve, we find it fun,” says Matthew Grizzard , lead author of the study and assistant professor of communication at The Ohio State University , at newswise.com. “Still, people appreciate stories of forgiveness the most, even if they don’t find them to be quite as fun.” T...