[knight-of-lambd]

Well said. I think it's instinctual to want to believe there is some intrinsic, insurmountable difference between us and them (people who do morally repugnant things). At the heart of it, it's tribalism.

This quote from Solzhenitsyn springs to mind. I have always kept it close to heart:

>If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?

[JackFr]

> Well said. I think it's instinctual to want to believe there is some intrinsic, insurmountable difference between us and them (people who do morally repugnant things). At the heart of it, it's tribalism.

Or maybe they’re just tired of crap science that just won’t die.

When you want to make your point, just use “Lord of the Flies” instead. It makes compelling, similar points about the human condition. But it just does it as a novel, not as a fake experiment.

[knight-of-lambd]

For a more solid experiment, there's the BBC prison study: http://www.bbcprisonstudy.org

Different conclusions, just as fascinating.