Thursday, May 15, 2014

Are we creating psychopaths?

I'm still unsure as to why, but I have a strange interest in psychopaths. Or preference intelligent psychopaths. There are many things that make a psychopath. And those make different types of psychopaths.
I once saw an interview of a man, and the title of the interview was "Interview with a Psychopath."
Sure he was a strange man, in a scary kind of way. But to me he wasn't an intelligent psychopath. He was more of a sexual sadist than anything.

So how do we define psychopaths? The definition of a psychopath is someone without a conscience (simplified version).
But as LDS members we believe every human being is born with the light of Christ, our conscience.

So another question is proposed.
Studies prove that there is something physically deformed or malformed in the brains of psychopaths that prevents their minds from feeling empathy (though recent studies show psychopaths can feel empathy, and not sympathy. A story for another time).
So are psychopaths born? Or are they created?
If they can be created, is the way our society behaves helping create more psychopaths today?

What is it we do that can create a psychopath? Sure people have argued that the new toxins we breathe in this modern world, contribute to a number of health factors. But personally I am not convinced that the air pollutants today are toxic enough to literally change the chemistry of our brains, at least to the point of completely altering our personalities.

In my previous post I talked about society accepting pornography. Though studies have proven that it  is enough to damage the brain in certain ways.
Not only is pornography damaging enough itself if consumed. But the fact that society accepts it degrades the family unit.

When there is a break down of 3 essential blocks in society we see a rise in crime, and individually, the potential to create crime. These 3 blocks are: Family, Religion, and education.

Need I explain how society is eroding all 3 of these units?




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