RE: Theists: how do you account for psychopaths?
May 25, 2018 at 1:32 pm
(This post was last modified: May 25, 2018 at 1:36 pm by robvalue.)
Hmm, we have 3/6 votes saying morality doesn't come from God, but I don't know how many of those are theists! I know at least one isn't
I haven't voted on it for the record, but I'd obviously pick that option.
They have the ability to behave in a way other people tell them is moral, but it is a meaningless request to them. It would be like a character in a computer game telling me to stop hitting civilians. I just don't care what they have to say. The only reason I wouldn't do something I wanted to do was because the consequences weren't worth it, in a game, or as a psychopath.
To me CL is saying psychopaths aren't really psychopaths.
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(May 25, 2018 at 1:32 pm)Edwardo Piet Wrote:(May 23, 2018 at 11:09 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: They have the ability to choose to behave morally even if they don't care or have empathy towards others.
People never have the ability to choose what they don't care about. Choosing to do something already implies that they care about what they choose in some way. Caring about not getting caught isn't caring about not doing the wrong thing. The latter is something psychopaths can never choose.
They have the ability to behave in a way other people tell them is moral, but it is a meaningless request to them. It would be like a character in a computer game telling me to stop hitting civilians. I just don't care what they have to say. The only reason I wouldn't do something I wanted to do was because the consequences weren't worth it, in a game, or as a psychopath.
To me CL is saying psychopaths aren't really psychopaths.
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