However, Budziszewski suggests that even when remorse is absent, guilty knowledge generates objective needs for confession, atonement, reconciliation, and justification.
Namun, Budziszewski mengemukakan bahwa sekalipun rasa sesal mendalam tidak ada, pengetahuan bersalah menghasilkan kebutuhan-kebutuhan objektif akan pengakuan, pendamaian, rekonsiliasi, dan pembenaran.