I think as a general rule, people have a hard time understanding/accepting that other people may be very different from themselves. Just because you personally cannot possibly fathom the thought of killing/raping/torturing another, doesn't mean the person who does it is mentally ill, or was brainwashed into doing it, or hasn't found God, or doesn't worship the right God, or anything like that. Some people just do it because they like to. Because they are bad people. It's hard for us to wrap our heads around it because it's so severely different from our own tendencies. But that's where we have to remember that not everyone is like us, and there doesn't have to be some sort of explanation for it.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
