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Author: Sir FrederickSir Frederick Date: Dec 4, 2006 03:43
Actually, according to some of the "New Age" freaks here, it's
because they haven't discovered their "true selves".
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/health/6198704.stm
Monday, 4 December 2006, 00:33 GMT
Psychopaths' brains 'different'
There are biological brain differences that mark out psychopaths from other people, according to scientists.
Psychopaths showed less activity in brain areas involved in assessing the emotion of facial expressions, the British Journal of
Psychiatry reports.
In particular, they were far less responsive to fearful faces than healthy volunteers.
The Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London team say this might partly explain psychopathic behaviour.
Remorseless
Criminal psychopaths are people with aggressive and anti-social personalities who lack emotional empathy.
They can commit hideous crimes, such as rape or murder, yet show no signs of remorse or guilt.
It has been suggested that people with psychopathic disorders lack empathy because they have defects in processing facial and vocal
expressions of distress, such as fear and sadness, in others.
"We are a long way from knowing how to treat psychopathy"
Dr Nicola Gray, from Cardiff University's School of Psychology
Professor Declan Murphy and colleagues set out to test this using a scan that shows up brain activity.
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Author: tgtg Date: Dec 4, 2006 07:03
Daniel T. wrote:
> "tg" earthlink.net> wrote:>>
>> Humans act in their self-interest. If they experience empathy,
>> that self-interest is less likely to be harmful to others.
>
> I'm going to use this as a springboard for a different topic.
>
> In its strong form, psychological egoism asserts that people
> always act in their own interests, and, cannot but act in their
> own interests, even though they may disguise their motivation with
> references to helping others or doing their duty.
> ( http://www.iep.utm.edu/e/egoism.htm)
>
> You have stated this belief several times but I'm not so sure it is
> true. Do people always have brown hair? No. Do people always have any
> hair? No. Do people always have two eyes? No. Do people always sneeze
> when smelling pepper? No. Is it really honest to say that people
> *always* act in their own interests? I don't think so.
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Author: WankerWanker Date: Dec 4, 2006 07:27
tg wrote:
> Daniel T. wrote:
>> "tg" earthlink.net> wrote:>>>
>>> Humans act in their self-interest. If they experience empathy,
>>> that self-interest is less likely to be harmful to others.
>>
>> I'm going to use this as a springboard for a different topic.
>>
>> In its strong form, psychological egoism asserts that people
>> always act in their own interests, and, cannot but act in their
>> own interests, even though they may disguise their motivation with
>> references to helping others or doing their duty.
>> ( http://www.iep.utm.edu/e/egoism.htm)
>>
>> You have stated this belief several times but I'm not so sure it is
>> true. Do people always have brown hair? No. Do people always have any
>> hair? No. Do people always have two eyes? No. Do people always sneeze
>> when smelling pepper? No. Is it really honest to say that people
>> *always* act in their own interests? I don't think so. ...
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Author: tgtg Date: Dec 4, 2006 08:07
Wanker wrote:
> tg wrote:
>> Daniel T. wrote:
>>> "tg" earthlink.net> wrote:>>>>
>>>> Humans act in their self-interest. If they experience empathy,
>>>> that self-interest is less likely to be harmful to others.
>>>
>>> I'm going to use this as a springboard for a different topic.
>>>
>>> In its strong form, psychological egoism asserts that people
>>> always act in their own interests, and, cannot but act in their
>>> own interests, even though they may disguise their motivation with
>>> references to helping others or doing their duty.
>>> ( http://www.iep.utm.edu/e/egoism.htm)
>>>
>>> You have stated this belief several times but I'm not so sure it is
>>> true. Do people always have brown hair? No. Do people always have any
>>> hair? No. Do people always have two eyes? No. Do people always sneeze
>>> when smelling pepper? No. Is it really honest to say that people ...
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Author: George DanceGeorge Dance Date: Dec 4, 2006 08:34
Wanker wrote:
> tg wrote:
>> Daniel T. wrote:
>>> "tg" earthlink.net> wrote:>>>>
>>>> Humans act in their self-interest. If they experience empathy,
>>>> that self-interest is less likely to be harmful to others.
>>>
>>> I'm going to use this as a springboard for a different topic.
>>>
>>> In its strong form, psychological egoism asserts that people
>>> always act in their own interests, and, cannot but act in their
>>> own interests, even though they may disguise their motivation with
>>> references to helping others or doing their duty.
>>> ( http://www.iep.utm.edu/e/egoism.htm)
>>>
>>> You have stated this belief several times but I'm not so sure it is
>>> true. Do people always have brown hair? No. Do people always have any
>>> hair? No. Do people always have two eyes? No. Do people always sneeze
>>> when smelling pepper? No. Is it really honest to say that people ...
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Author: tgtg Date: Dec 4, 2006 08:35
andy-k wrote:
> "Wanker" wrote:
>> tg wrote:
>>> Of course people act in the interest of others. The question is
>>> whether, in doing so, they knowingly act against their own.
>>
>> Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't.
>>
>>
>>> You would have to describe how that works.
>>
>> Parent sacrifices their life for their child.
>>
>> There. Easy!
>
> Quite right, but I don't think that directly addresses the issue that Daniel
> raises. Instinctive behavior (present in all animals) operates on a
> population with the effect of maximizing a gene's distribution in the gene
> pool. Conditioned behavior (strong in mammals and birds) enables the
> organism to adapt on a real-time basis, with the same outcome. But something ...
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Author: George DanceGeorge Dance Date: Dec 4, 2006 08:39
tg wrote:
> Wanker wrote:
>> tg wrote:
>>> Daniel T. wrote:
>>>> "tg" earthlink.net> wrote:>>>>>
>>>>> Humans act in their self-interest. If they experience empathy,
>>>>> that self-interest is less likely to be harmful to others.
>>>>
>>>> I'm going to use this as a springboard for a different topic.
>>>>
>>>> In its strong form, psychological egoism asserts that people
>>>> always act in their own interests, and, cannot but act in their
>>>> own interests, even though they may disguise their motivation with
>>>> references to helping others or doing their duty.
>>>> ( http://www.iep.utm.edu/e/egoism.htm)
>>>>
>>>> You have stated this belief several times but I'm not so sure it is
>>>> true. Do people always have brown hair? No. Do people always have any
>>>> hair? No. Do people always have two eyes? No. Do people always sneeze ...
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Author: WankerWanker Date: Dec 4, 2006 08:47
tg wrote:
> Wanker wrote:
>> tg wrote:
>>> Daniel T. wrote:
>>>> "tg" earthlink.net> wrote:>>>>>
>>>>> Humans act in their self-interest. If they experience empathy,
>>>>> that self-interest is less likely to be harmful to others.
>>>>
>>>> I'm going to use this as a springboard for a different topic.
>>>>
>>>> In its strong form, psychological egoism asserts that people
>>>> always act in their own interests, and, cannot but act in their
>>>> own interests, even though they may disguise their motivation with
>>>> references to helping others or doing their duty.
>>>> ( http://www.iep.utm.edu/e/egoism.htm)
>>>>
>>>> You have stated this belief several times but I'm not so sure it is
>>>> true. Do people always have brown hair? No. Do people always have any
>>>> hair? No. Do people always have two eyes? No. Do people always sneeze ...
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Author: tgtg Date: Dec 4, 2006 08:53
Wanker wrote:
> tg wrote:
>> Wanker wrote:
>>> tg wrote:
>>>> Daniel T. wrote:
>>>>> "tg" earthlink.net> wrote:>>>>>>
>>>>>> Humans act in their self-interest. If they experience empathy,
>>>>>> that self-interest is less likely to be harmful to others.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm going to use this as a springboard for a different topic.
>>>>>
>>>>> In its strong form, psychological egoism asserts that people
>>>>> always act in their own interests, and, cannot but act in their
>>>>> own interests, even though they may disguise their motivation with
>>>>> references to helping others or doing their duty.
>>>>> ( http://www.iep.utm.edu/e/egoism.htm)
>>>>>
>>>>> You have stated this belief several times but I'm not so sure it is
>>>>> true. Do people always have brown hair? No. Do people always have any ...
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Author: WankerWanker Date: Dec 4, 2006 09:03
andy-k wrote:
> "Wanker" wrote:
>> tg wrote:
>>> Of course people act in the interest of others. The question is
>>> whether, in doing so, they knowingly act against their own.
>>
>> Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't.
>>
>>
>>> You would have to describe how that works.
>>
>> Parent sacrifices their life for their child.
>>
>> There. Easy!
>
> Quite right, but I don't think that directly addresses the issue that Daniel
> raises. Instinctive behavior (present in all animals) operates on a
> population with the effect of maximizing a gene's distribution in the gene
> pool. Conditioned behavior (strong in mammals and birds) enables the
> organism to adapt on a real-time basis, with the same outcome. But something ...
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