THE SEARING AND DEATH OF THE AMERICAN CONSCIENCE
The Searing and Death of the American Conscience By Bud Hancock Conscience: What It Is To assume that every educated person knows much, if anything, about “conscience” is possibly a serious error. In fact, I doubt that 50 % of those asked to define what conscience is, could rightly do so. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, conscience is: For those who actually can offer a correct definition of conscience, it would be surprising if a majority of them consider conscience to be anything more than simply a “personal moral compass” or guide that influences their own personal decisions, e.g.,…