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This question has occasionally crossed my mind.
A sociopath is basically someone who lacks empathy or a conscience. It is not technically considered a mental illness, but it is a disorder. It cannot be cured (that I know of). Even though sociopaths can choose between right and wrong, how can they be expected to choose correctly if they can't relate to the experiences of others?
I think that evil (or what we consider evil) ultimately comes from this area of the brain. To reference a recent post, would Hilter have acted as he did if he could relate to the suffering of the Jews? Was he evil, or did evil overtake him because that part of his personality didn't correctly function?
A sociopath is basically someone who lacks empathy or a conscience. It is not technically considered a mental illness, but it is a disorder. It cannot be cured (that I know of). Even though sociopaths can choose between right and wrong, how can they be expected to choose correctly if they can't relate to the experiences of others?
I think that evil (or what we consider evil) ultimately comes from this area of the brain. To reference a recent post, would Hilter have acted as he did if he could relate to the suffering of the Jews? Was he evil, or did evil overtake him because that part of his personality didn't correctly function?