Somehow this resonates with the stuff I think I first picked up from reading CS Lewis [though which book I couldn't now tell you] basically pointing out that goodness is more fundamental than evil which is parasitic on the good. In this research ...
"'We found a total of seven areas of activation in the deception (group),' he said. 'We found four areas of activity in the truth-telling arm.'
Overall, it seemed to take more brain effort to tell the lie than to tell the truth, Faro found."
Which is the kind of thing you'd expect I guess fromthe idea that goodness is inate to the cosmos whereas evil is the alien intruder. Isn't it?
Wired News: Lying Makes Brain Work Harder:
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