When one has once accepted and absorbed Evil, it no longer demands to be believed.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Once evil is accepted as part of reality, it loses its power to shock or demand justification.
- In plain terms
- When you accept evil, it stops asking you to believe in it.
- What can you take from it?
- Normalization reduces the need for evil to justify itself.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did you stop questioning a wrong?
- How do you recognize acceptance of bad things?
Another view
Acceptance can sometimes be a survival strategy rather than moral failure.
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