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Is ethics a learned behavior

Updated: 4/28/2022
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No. It resides in the realm of ones conscience. Nearly all people who act unethically first attempt to rationalize their bad behavior in order to salve their conscience for what they realize is really wrong.

In fact, whenever one employs rationalization, it is a sign that they know the behavior they are attempting to justify, is questionable at best, and probably dead wrong!

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