Chapter 1: The Unseen Darkness

Humanity often revels in tales of kindness, love, and compassion. However, can we truly ignore the darker impulses within us?

Psychologist Stanley Milgram initiated a groundbreaking experiment at Yale University, aiming to explore how far individuals would go in obeying authority, even when it conflicted with their moral compass. He recruited participants to assume the role of "teachers," tasked with testing students' memory of word pairs. After presenting the pairs, the teachers would quiz the students, offering multiple-choice answers. If a student answered incorrectly, the teacher was instructed to deliver electric shocks ranging from 15V to 450V as punishment.

Before the experiment commenced, teachers were given a chance to experience the electric shock themselves. The intensity of the students' reactions was directly correlated with the sho