Consciousness of Guilt vs. Guilty ConscienceConscience and Conscience are two words that may sound similar and be familiar in their definition, but have two completely distinct meanings. The differences are illustrated in the definition and in the criminal example. Webster's Dictionary defines consciousness as “To possess knowledge, whether by internal conscious experience or by external observation; aware; aware; sensitive." Webster's Dictionary quotes Milton as saying, "Satan had no answer, but he was struck by the guilt of his own sin." Was it conscious guilt or a bad conscience? Conscience is defined by the dictionary Webster as "the inner faculty, power, or principle which decides the character of one's own actions, purposes, and affections, warning and condemning what is evil, and approving and promoting what is right." judgments about oneself; the moral sense." Crimes against society, legality and/or morality are committed every day by people, unless the person suffers from a mental illness. , these crimes are committed while the perpetrator commits them knowingly; aware of their thoughts, surroundings and actions Since the beginning of humanity, such crimes have been committed and some of them are considered. minors, while others have gone down in history as odious, misunderstood and legendary. An example is Charles Manson; Almost everyone can tell you that they have heard of him and have some knowledge of the crimes he was accused of, even if those events occurred in the late 1960s. The crime was horrific and left the population in disbelief that anyone could commit or participate in such cruelty. Aware of the crimes he was accused of, Charles Manson reportedly said: "Maybe I'm... middle of paper... and I was raised; rules I wasn't afraid of. guidelines have not been evaluated, I just laugh and scoff... My parents tried Habitual rebellious acts, Broken family morality, the young mind reacts, without thinking of a sign... My parents tried. “ “Life Violated” The door is ajar for evil to enter. In my hand she holds the keys of my choice. So I build a perimeter. and locks the door. Becoming deaf to the shrewd voice of the incubus. Inside the walls, fear is dead. Abused prosperity is allowed to abound. “Given these examples of conscious guilt without apparently bad conscience and conscious guilt with guilty conscience, it can be seen that although the two words are very similar in sound and definition, they are very distinct. dictionary