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Nor had my mother, but she did kill our dog by over-feeding it. That statement reads the same even if, for religion read science. Science and religion both try to eliminate fear, as in: “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." - Frank Herbert. A mantra to be a human computer... 😉

Indeed, that's why I'd want to be sociopath if I caught him in the act; sympathy is not a switch though, caring for one takes nothing away from the other. It's perfectly possible to protect the victim from the perp, while protecting the perp from persecution.

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." - Frank Herbert. Sometime's it's cruel to be kind, especially when you're winging it... 😉

Indeed +1, we're circling the wagons because of the smoke signals, that just say "come on over, we're having a party tonight". “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." - Frank Herbert.

You: we've found a Witch, may we burn her? Me: how do you know she's a witch. You: she looks like one... she's got a wort...

You too, I just wonder, when can you? if there's a different way too win...

Criminal's aren't taking advantage of the system, they're a result of the system; and if one of them is a sociopath, they're sick enough to be capable of anything; including the benefits of his illness, but only if we treat him with kindness, and understanding of who the bad people really are. Indeed...

So we are the same as animal's, which you say aren't evil. Now that's being obtuse FFR. 😉 Any evidence? Since you've brought it up again, I'll ask again What's the point of(1) if (2) and (3) are adequately met?

Have you even read this thread? Or my thread on capital punishment, in which I believe you posted?

I'm not flaying my self with it, I'm wearing it as a badge of honour, you should really read the parable, rather than just assuming a philosopher has nothing valuable to say... 😉 "Cometh the hour, cometh the man". This is not quite the hour, so I'm not quite the man; story of my life... 🙄

I thought you said we were above animal's and that's why we're uniquely evil or is it just more emotive language to bolster your ever diminishing base of assumption's. If he's mentally ill/sick/disabled, it's not his fault he has no free will, no choice but to be him; much like that poor little girl. How dare you assume to you know which one has suffered more, suffering is a purely subjective event, even in extreme case's.

It seldom does...

And that's justice...

But it is more likely...

I think it's more plausible that the others, just evolved with that society/beginning adapting as they go, until the meaning is lost and the others just pick at the carcass... But don't listen to me, I'm a madman... You and your so called facts, it's not science that excels in critical thinking, it's people...

Or it could be spent on prevention, like the poor; less poor = less crime and less sick people.

+1 A very neat synopsis.

Because I can't be sure which way my fight or flight switch will go, when faced with such a trauma and a very sick human holding a knife; and I consider myself a decent citizen, imagine how much I'd suffer if I ran away. A sociopath doesn't have that switch. Nor would he think he's evil, just a human/animal (he can't understand the difference) doing something very bad and should be stopped. And he'd be equally happy to kill a pregnant mother or a small children if he was taught how bad they are.

Aren't we all capable of that? It doesn't mean we're all wrong.

If someone says you shouldn't question this, you've got to question it...

It's not about probability, it's about plausibility. Assuming were more intelligent than them because we know more, is very arrogant; what path would you choose to "teach the children"?

With my illness I could be taught to do anything you want, am I evil now?

Pot meet kettle , the difference is iNow has been shown too, many time's.

I'm a sociopath and if I caught your rapist in the act I'd probably kill him just to make him stop, does that make me evil or a hero? He's a very sick person, it would probably be kinder.

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