[Jiocus]

Here in Scandinavia, the usual narrative about Alfred Nobel is that he wanted to offset the damage his inventions have contributed to the world. To acknowledge that, he probably felt that it was intertwined with his reputation and his own concsience.

[bostonsre]

Yea, people are fallible. It seems ok to me if he tried to make amends by trying to add a little incentive for people to better the world.