Sardu
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
1126 Posts
Posted - 02/16/2007 : 01:18:19 AM
I agree... if you have a "made" psycho it sort of implies there might be some core there that can be reasoned with or appealed to.. it leaves the door open for some form of rehabilitation. A natural sociopath/psychopath is like a force of nature. It's the Terminator; it can't be reasoned with or persuaded and when you encounter one your day is taking a real downturn...
"Meeting you makes me want to be a real noodle cook" --Tampopo
Ericb
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
648 Posts
Posted - 02/16/2007 : 07:58:00 AM
If only mother Hilter had hugged little Adolf more often the world would be a better place.
"I reserve the right to look as well as be boring." - Robert Fripp
Asta Kask
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Sweden
263 Posts
Posted - 02/16/2007 : 10:39:27 AM
quote:All evil people are selfish, and refuse to put their needs behind those of others. They are just the extream of selfishness.
No. No. No. Evil people actually tend to have rather miserable lives. Living in a selfish manner really should get you a good life, shouldn't it?
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hbrennan
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Philippines
1455 Posts
Posted - 02/16/2007 : 5:47:45 PM
Not all evil people are selfish. Check out the killers from "The Godfather" movies. They could be generous as well as quite loving and protective of their families (in many cases risking their own lives to protect a family member in imminent danger). There are evil people that also can love quite passionately. It's more complex than that. It's more akin to a moral blindness that removes certain sociological "limits" that the average person adheres to. Although, to be honest, we all have that particular issue that we have dealt with at one time or another. Just not to the degree of a truly evil person.
"...yet it hadn't destroyed his brain." re: Charles "The Butcher" Benton (1956)