Concept: Hanlon’s Razor (adapted)

Hanlon’s Razor- Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity or incompetence.

Hanlon’s Razor (adapted)- Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by _______.

Often when I have seen behavior I do not understand, and particularly when I would see behavior I do not like or agree with, I was quick to think that the person must be bad.

Make no mistake, bad people exist, however, it has been my experience that they are relatively rare. More commonly, I have found that bad behavior, will be seen in good people, and the cause of that behavior has a different explanation than simply that they are a bad person.