We are deeply conditioned to see people through the lens of pu | ...
We are deeply conditioned to see people through the lens of pure good and evil. We feel justified in punishing criminals because we attribute their behavior to sinister motives. The case that what we sometimes call evil is rarely a case of malicious intent. More often, harmful behaviors result from a lack of self-regulation skills, and weak “willpower muscles.” If we could cultivate greater self-control in ourselves and others, many of our individual and societal issues would vanish.
