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You know, the sad thing is is that I think you're right. I've met normally good-natured people that, once they became a lawyer/salesmen/financial "advisor", th
by steveeq1 7y ago
You know, the sad thing is is that I think you're right.
I've met normally good-natured people that, once they became a lawyer/salesmen/financial "advisor", they started doing utterly despicable, wicked behavior and justifying it as "I'm only doing my job". And then they would go on to church, or whatever, all the while thinking of themselves as "good people". Even more interesting, they would rally against "evil corporate behavior" as if they had no role in it.
- DoofusOfDeath 7y agoYeah, I marvel at the seeming dichotomy in the human mind. We're capable of such amazing reasoning and creativity, and moral courage. But the very same minds can sustain sets of beliefs that are clearly (to others) internally contradictory or irrational, or that rationalize behavior that's clearly violates one's own ideals.
- steveeq1 7y agoI have a theory that we use most of our intelligence to rationalize behaviors that did not come about by reason. Over half of nazis were christians, for instance.