The Lucifer Effect: The Psychology Of Evil

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What make people become evil?
Have you ever wondered why good people start to involve and perform corrupt actives? What makes them do bad thing? How can moral people be seduced to do immoral things? There are many reasons to explain this phenomenon, but the most reasonable justification for this problem is because of the power of situation and obedience. Although every circumstance is unique, but ordinary people can find themselves in situations where they do bad things without their knowledge. In another times, people commit crimes and do immoral things because some people of authority have asked them to do so. Social psychologist Philip Zimbardo once explained this issue in his Ted talk by analyzing the psychology of evil: “The Lucifer Effect”-

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