Human in reality...

Before I start with all these "conscience", I just have to show you this guys. It's a very unique in my opinion. This person has defined conscience and I really amazed me.

"Conscience, n. A disease of the spirit skin to indigestion of the stomach. It can be treated using the acceptance of those to whom one confesses and contraction can be prevented by always practicing safe crime — that is, only doing evil while part of a group."

Humans may tend to claim that their motives and intentions behind the struggle to achieve personal goals comes from a moral conscience, ultimately humans are driven by base, ulterior motives such as money, power, or fame.

Throughout history, we see many well-known people sacrifice their comfort and well-being to achieve a goal that all of humanity will benefit from it. Galileo risked the wrath of the church to publish his world-changing scientific discoveries while Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. risked their lives for peace and freedom. Though such seemingly selfless endeavors may have been driven by morals and ethics, it cannot be denied that ultimately these historical figures gained an unprecedented amount of fame and power in the form of influence on later generations of mankind. Trying to set an example, it is impossible to deny these decorated individuals weren't after making some kind of lasting impact on future generations in addition to their primary, selfless goals. Therefore, humans may be driven by their conscience, but ultimately, ulterior motives will compromise the integrity of such endeavors for no reason other than the inevitability of human nature.

Humans are selfish creatures by nature. In the Harry Potter series, Harry's hero, Dumbledore himself, once advocated the killing of weaker muggles for "the greater good", while actually fighting for power and the love of his partner. Therefore, it is evident that though humans may claim to be struggling to achieve some higher purpose, their intentions are in reality, quite rudimentary and selfish, and their actions will contradict their initial purposes.

Though many say money cannot buy happiness, money can change lives, so humans do try to attain material wealth. Actors visit third-world countries not only to help, but also to make themselves "look good". Presidents strive for the well-being of their nations, but also for power and eternal remembrance and glory in the records of history. Money and power are a significant driving force in human goals.

Humans may be driven by their conscience to try and change the world, but they are more likely driven by a material desire.

Conscience serves as the deceptive cover for an actually more base, and less noble endeavor that is actually driven by the selfishness innate in human nature.