When we strip away the divine excuses, we are left with the uncomfortable truth: our choices belong to us.

The danger of this philosophy is that it effectively kills the conscience. If you believe your hands are moved by a higher power, "right" and "wrong" become irrelevant. You stop looking at the human cost of your actions and start looking for "signs" that justify them.

Their darkness is rebranded as a "necessary evil" for a higher cause. The Moral Paradox