Why is evil considered evil?
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I studied psychology about psychopaths, sociopaths, and the like. I’ve also been burned (seriously) by such people in life, and I understand quite a bit about these “worlds.”
Anyone who studies these people will see that they don’t really choose it, but rather that they have things in their personalities that push them to it. And even those who supposedly “choose it with a clear mind, etc.” – then they are simply “real psychopaths” who are not at all connected to emotions, etc. In other words – an emotionally mature person who is connected to himself, there is no chance that he will suddenly murder his wife, for example, or suddenly steal, etc., unless a very, very extreme situation occurs, such as feeling very threatened for a good reason, etc.
So why are they actually considered “evil” (in a negative connotation)?
For example – if there were a robot that was programmed to break and kill, then no one would call it evil… that’s how it was programmed.
So that’s how it is with psychopaths of all kinds. They’re just programmed for it.
Someone who has no control over their actions is not evil. At most, one should defend themselves against it. The subject of psychopaths is fascinating, as they are defined as people who understand well what is good and what is bad and yet do evil. It seems to me that the accepted assumption is that they are responsible for their actions. That is a libertarian assumption. If you are a determinist, then no one should be judged for their actions.
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