Alleviate Your Crushing Guilt with the Forgiveness Engine [APPS]

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The Forgiveness Engine was developed by Jesper Sparre Andersen (who also created Avoidr, which we wrote about yesterday). The premise is pretty simple -- log into the app via your Twitter account and choose either to apologize to someone or forgive someone. Type in your sentiment (anonymously), press "enter" and the app updates your Twitter status to say that you have either forgiven or asked for forgiveness. Don't worry -- what you type into the entry box doesn't show up in your Twitter status.

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Next, you can read all of the other entries on the engine, and if you find two stories that seem to be parallel (i.e. "I'm sorry I ran over your cat," "I forgive you for running over my cat") you can match said stories. Then, the two people will be notified that they have been matched, giving them "the opportunity to read a stranger's take on the opposite side of a similar situation--hopefully something that will help them develop compassion and empathy for the other person, facilitating a deeper understanding of what happened and helping both move on," says Andersen. (Once again, this is all anonymous, so no worries.)

For right now, the matching function remains dormant, as Andersen still needs to collect enough stories to make it hum. So if you're feeling guilty (or divine), head on over and spill your guts.