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We alway cut great minds a lot of slack. I have a mental experiment for this: imagine a man beats his wife. Terrible right? Now imagine the same man cures cance
by slowhadoken 3y ago
We alway cut great minds a lot of slack. I have a mental experiment for this: imagine a man beats his wife. Terrible right? Now imagine the same man cures cancer. Well suddenly everyone is curious about the complexities of his marriage. That’s morality for most people.
- rpmisms 3y agoIt's interest balancing. If you do a lot of good, more evil is excusable in the mind of the average person. It doesn't make the bad things less bad, but it makes the person more human, as opposed to them being a virtuous angel, which nobody likes.
- pyuser583 3y agoAlbert Einstein being a perfect example.
- slowhadoken 3y agoI was thinking of Sir Isaac Newton but yeah Einstein probably has some ghosts in his closest.