[PIF]

You’re speaking of the innate vulnerabilities in human nature.

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Rite of passage has nothing to do with ‘innate vulnerabilities in human nature’. All societies, including ours until recently, have rites of passage for both sexes.

[reasonisfaith]

Whoops—you’re distracting yourself.

Here’s what I meant: the fact that people are susceptible to believing lies is not grounds to direct our vigilance away from the liars and towards their victims, or to acquit the liars of their crime.