“Man is not a rational animal; he is a rationalizing animal..” ~ Robert A. Heinlein
The human being is capable of justifying the commission of tremendous evil and wrongdoing if provided sufficient time and mental gymnastics. Unlike animals, the human has been burdened with this annoying thing we call a conscience. From the time we’re small it tells us (except in unusual cases where something in the system is broken or disrupted, like sociopathy and…