Self-deception
5 stories explore this theme.
Cain & Abel
What happens when someone else's success starts to feel like evidence of your own failure?
ResentmentResponsibilitySelf-deception
Adam & Eve
Why do we hide, blame, and rationalize when we know we have crossed a line?
ResponsibilityShameSelf-deception
Sodom & Gomorrah
What happens when a community gradually loses its ability to recognize its own dysfunction?
JusticeSelf-deceptionResponsibility
Nathan Confronts David
Why can we recognize wrongdoing instantly when we think someone else committed it?
Self-deceptionIntegrityResponsibility
Judas Betrays Jesus
How does someone rationalize crossing a line they may once have believed they would never cross?
BetrayalSelf-deceptionTemptation