Psihologija zla

The line between good and evil is permeable and almost anyone can be induced to cross it when pressured by situational forces.

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That human behavior is more influenced by things outside of us than inside. The 'situation' is the external environment. The inner environment is genes, moral history, religious training.

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I'm saying to be a hero is means you step across the line and are willing to make a sacrifice, so heroes always are making a sacrifice. Heroes always take a risk. Heroes always deviant. Heroes always doing something that most people don't and we want to change - I want to democratise heroism to say any of us can be a hero.

Filip Zimbardo - Psihologija zla ( Predavanje o psihologiji zla na www.ted.com)