#467: The Psychology of Scandal
Why some people leave the faith
Look, we shouldn’t sugarcoat matters: humans are fairly strongly inclined to sin, and even more strongly inclined to rationalize our sin. We don’t need very much justification to do what we wanted to do in the first place: the slightest hint or suggestion that our preferred conduct might be acceptable can solidify our wills without us very consciously r…
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