Humans are maybe special in that we can't seem to cope with anything that's not neatly black and white. Our brains tend to halt and catch fire when we have to

Humans are maybe special in that we can't seem to cope with anything that's not neatly black and white. Our brains tend to halt and catch fire when we have to analyze gray areas. Just look at politics or technical discussions. "Guns are (good|bad)." "It's slightly mathematically possible to compromise this system; we can't possibly ship like this!"