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abraham Banned for Spam Hold The Door! I have made 1,141 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 646 likes My gender is Male	Do we need to look at Sociopaths differently? Sept 1, 2015 14:26:45 GMT -6 Post by abraham on Sept 1, 2015 14:26:45 GMT -6 I have evolved on my perspective on sociopaths. I think that we need them more than we realise. Whenever there is a difficult decision to make with lives at risk, who would you rather have to make this choice? An emotional person who forms attachments to pretty much everyone or Someone who struggles with empathy. Some of the greatest politicians, businessmen and visionaries are sociopaths. They are unhindered by feelings towards other people and will do what ever it takes to get the job done. In my profession empathy is a hugely important trait for me as I am in the care industry. However if I were a CEO and had to fire hundreds of people or face the entire company collapsing, I'd certainly be wishing I could switch off my emotions like Data from Star Trek or go full Vulcan. While I doubt sociopaths are going to be shedding tears over hurtful remarks (having really thick skin) perhaps we need to stop judging them as monsters and see them as the uniquely gifted individuals that they are.
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abraham Banned for Spam Hold The Door! I have made 1,141 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 646 likes My gender is Male	Do we need to look at Sociopaths differently? Sept 1, 2015 14:27:15 GMT -6 Post by abraham on Sept 1, 2015 14:27:15 GMT -6 What do you think?
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Sully Banned for Spam Needs a pee I have made 2,341 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 1,070 likes My gender is Female BSN Posts UNDER 9000	Do we need to look at Sociopaths differently? Sept 1, 2015 14:30:51 GMT -6 Leland Palmer likes this Post by Sully on Sept 1, 2015 14:30:51 GMT -6 Should have been in the other section. Sociopaths heed help and mental health treatment. The US can well afford to cut its Militery expeneture and funnel funds into healthand mentalhealth care. But what do i know.
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abraham Banned for Spam Hold The Door! I have made 1,141 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 646 likes My gender is Male	Do we need to look at Sociopaths differently? Sept 1, 2015 14:36:48 GMT -6 Post by abraham on Sept 1, 2015 14:36:48 GMT -6 There is this video. It got me thinking. Perhaps our attitude comes from a lack of understanding.
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Gravisanimi Snake Admin Peel off the breading and fry it again. I have made 2,263 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 1,409 likes My gender is Female	Do we need to look at Sociopaths differently? Sept 1, 2015 14:41:35 GMT -6 Inamorata Noctis, Jorji Costava, and 2 more like this Post by Gravisanimi on Sept 1, 2015 14:41:35 GMT -6 Yes, but a decision without emotion is not necessarily the right one. EA closing Off Topic is an example.
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Sully Banned for Spam Needs a pee I have made 2,341 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 1,070 likes My gender is Female BSN Posts UNDER 9000	Do we need to look at Sociopaths differently? Sept 1, 2015 14:44:36 GMT -6 Post by Sully on Sept 1, 2015 14:44:36 GMT -6 Thats Idiocracy there is a difference.
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Deleted I have made 0 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined January 1970	Do we need to look at Sociopaths differently? Sept 1, 2015 15:03:10 GMT -6 Inamorata Noctis likes this Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2015 15:03:10 GMT -6 You're right. Sociopaths are totally unhindered by feelings for other people. That's why so many of them are rapists, serial killers, mass murderers, gangsters, con artists, genocidal dictators, and much more. ...and you say we should rethink our positions on them?
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abraham Banned for Spam Hold The Door! I have made 1,141 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 646 likes My gender is Male	Do we need to look at Sociopaths differently? Sept 1, 2015 15:03:51 GMT -6 Post by abraham on Sept 1, 2015 15:03:51 GMT -6 While everyone has some of the traits of a sociopath, very few people are sociopaths. The difficulty in understanding emotions, difficulty in seeing things from other peoples points of view and the narcissism can be alien to a lot of people. I think people view sociopathy as an illness because it is a completely different way of thinking that is flat out un-relatable. If 99% of the world population were sociopaths then people who aren't sociopaths would be viewed as sick. Perhaps this isn't an illness but rather a deviation from the norm. Yes there are some jobs where sociopaths wouldn't excel, however there are other professions where they do.
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Cyonan Pillar of the Community I have made 544 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 539 likes	Do we need to look at Sociopaths differently? Sept 1, 2015 15:04:28 GMT -6 Post by Cyonan on Sept 1, 2015 15:04:28 GMT -6 I can't fully switch off emotions, but I can heavily suppress them if needed for a time. All I can say is that the logical decision is not always the best one. In my experience things tend to work best when logic and emotion are keeping each other in check and working together. That said, I wouldn't judge sociopaths as all monsters either. Just the ones who do monstrous things, same as I would judge any Human that does something like that as a monster.
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breakdown89 Senior Member I have made 343 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 309 likes My gender is Male	Do we need to look at Sociopaths differently? Sept 1, 2015 15:08:48 GMT -6 abraham likes this Post by breakdown89 on Sept 1, 2015 15:08:48 GMT -6 Sept 1, 2015 15:04:28 GMT -6 Cyonan said: I can't fully switch off emotions, but I can heavily suppress them if needed for a time. All I can say is that the logical decision is not always the best one. In my experience things tend to work best when logic and emotion are keeping each other in check and working together. That said, I wouldn't judge sociopaths as all monsters either. Just the ones who do monstrous things, same as I would judge any Human that does something like that as a monster. Yep, pretty much this. You can never totally use logic while disregarding emotion but also cannot do the opposite without serious consequences.
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abraham Banned for Spam Hold The Door! I have made 1,141 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 646 likes My gender is Male	Do we need to look at Sociopaths differently? Sept 1, 2015 15:09:44 GMT -6 Post by abraham on Sept 1, 2015 15:09:44 GMT -6 Sept 1, 2015 15:03:10 GMT -6 @tesfan06 said: You're right. Sociopaths are totally unhindered by feelings for other people. That's why so many of them are rapists, serial killers, gangsters, con artists, genocidal dictators, and much more. True. However you don't have to be a sociopath to be any of the above. Furthermore most sociopaths have moral boundaries. So here is another way of looking at morality. Imagine you are unable to form emotional connections with anyone. However you do have a good understanding of the concepts of order and chaos. Your mind set is geared towards order. Order is what prevents the human race from wiping itself from the face of the planet. Acts of theft, violence, dishonesty etc only lead to further chaos which in tern is harmful to the survival of the species. Furthermore, if everyone is going around hurting one another then we have anarchy which is a society that isn't worth living in. This may not be how sociopaths view morality. Sociopaths are individuals like the rest of us. They all have different philosophies. The point I'm trying to make is that you don't need feelings for other people to have a moral compass.
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abraham Banned for Spam Hold The Door! I have made 1,141 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 646 likes My gender is Male	Do we need to look at Sociopaths differently? Sept 1, 2015 15:10:58 GMT -6 Post by abraham on Sept 1, 2015 15:10:58 GMT -6 Sept 1, 2015 15:08:22 GMT -6 Liamv2 said: This thread is pretty much guaranteed to get political/philosophical and as such is being moved. Thanks. If this were Bioware forums it would be locked. I'm glad this discussion can continue.
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Deleted I have made 0 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined January 1970	Do we need to look at Sociopaths differently? Sept 1, 2015 15:17:46 GMT -6 Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2015 15:17:46 GMT -6 How do you know any of this stuff? Do you have sources?
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abraham Banned for Spam Hold The Door! I have made 1,141 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 646 likes My gender is Male	Do we need to look at Sociopaths differently? Sept 1, 2015 15:23:12 GMT -6 Post by abraham on Sept 1, 2015 15:23:12 GMT -6 Sept 1, 2015 15:17:46 GMT -6 @tesfan06 said: How do you know any of this stuff? Do you have sources? Fair question. To be honest I don't know. There are no sources. However I am not of the opinion that feelings towards other people is the only origin of a moral compass. Surely it is possible for someone who struggles with empathy to develop a moral compass.
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abraham Banned for Spam Hold The Door! I have made 1,141 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 646 likes My gender is Male	Do we need to look at Sociopaths differently? Sept 1, 2015 15:26:52 GMT -6 Post by abraham on Sept 1, 2015 15:26:52 GMT -6 If you want sources here are a few. www.sociopathworld.com/2013/08/sociopathic-morality.html psycnet.apa.org/journals/abn/84/2/144/ emilkirkegaard.dk/en/wp-content/uploads/BJP-1988-Blackburn-505-12.pdf
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Cainhurst Crow Ghosts I have made 243 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 132 likes	Do we need to look at Sociopaths differently? Sept 1, 2015 15:41:30 GMT -6 Post by Cainhurst Crow on Sept 1, 2015 15:41:30 GMT -6 OP, do you perhaps feel your stance makes you enlightened? That you are of a high mind perhaps then the average joe who might view sociopaths as mentally damaged the same way a schizophrenic who has sudden impulses to do things might be? Perhaps you are Europhic about your new mindset? Does that Fedora you're sporting fit well?
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abraham Banned for Spam Hold The Door! I have made 1,141 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 646 likes My gender is Male	Do we need to look at Sociopaths differently? Sept 1, 2015 15:46:06 GMT -6 Post by abraham on Sept 1, 2015 15:46:06 GMT -6 Sept 1, 2015 15:41:30 GMT -6 Cainhurst Crow said: OP, do you perhaps feel your stance makes you enlightened? That you are of a high mind perhaps then the average joe who might view sociopaths as mentally damaged the same way a schizophrenic who has sudden impulses to do things might be? Perhaps you are Europhic about your new mindset? Does that Fedora you're sporting fit well? Enlightened. You don't know me very well. I just wanted to start a discussion. Okay. Maybe my wording might have suggested this, so here is how I feel. I don't really know a great deal about sociopathy. I am not at all enlightened. I have a different point of view on the matter and wondered what your views were. But thanks for the fashion tip. Fedoras are awesome. Reminds me of Breaking Bad.
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