[rmchugh]

I've seen this described as the Just World fallacy. It's pretty engrained in our culture, with supposed religious mechanisms being gradually supplanted by pop scientific theories.

[kornish]

Here's a well-researched and well-phrased blog post on the Just World Fallacy that you (and grandparent post) may find interesting: https://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/06/07/the-just-world-falla...