When we assign preternatural forces to aberrant deeds and/or individuals we blind ourselves to the actual causes and their solutions .

One of the most pervasive myths of our culture is that some people are just born bad. Despite the fact that this Belief has no basis in reason, and cannot even be tested let alone ‘proven‘, people who identify as rational are just as likely to believe this myth as much as the most radical fundamentalist. And despite the fact that disciplines ranging from childhood development to forensic psychology have provided ample evidence on the side of nurture as the leading factor in deviance, the mainstream narratives still give more credence to the myth.

The logic underlying this belief is equivalent to thinking that a moving ball must be endowed with some sort of intrinsic desire to move, rather than that it was caused by interaction…