The ability of the human mind to rationalize anything if the rewards are great enough has been proven time and again. If you give someone enough incentive, and

The ability of the human mind to rationalize anything if the rewards are great enough has been proven time and again. If you give someone enough incentive, and ease them into it slowly, a person will be able to justify anything to themselves. The more they're challenged, the more justifications and rationalizations they'll come up with to defend their choices, and the more entrenched they'll be in their new position.