Sociopaths are at a competitive advantage in the pursuit of power and influence because they are not restrained by empathic considerations that limit the rest of us.
They cheat.
We are not good enough at enforcing collectively derived rules to keep them them under control.
They do make good despots though.
They cheat.
We are not good enough at enforcing collectively derived rules to keep them them under control.
They do make good despots though.
So how, exactly, does God know that She's NOT a brain in a vat? 
