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Theists: how do you account for psychopaths?

Poll: How do you account for psychopaths?
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I don’t believe God is responsible for our morality
50.00%
 4 50.00%
I don’t accept that psychopaths really exist
0%
 0 0%
Psychopaths are choosing to ignore their innate sense of right and wrong
0%
 0 0%
God mistakenly misses out psychopaths when granting morality
0%
 0 0%
It’s the psychopath’s fault they have no empathy
25.00%
 2 25.00%
It’s because of “the fall”
0%
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Other
25.00%
 2 25.00%
Total 8 vote(s) 100%
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RE: Theists: how do you account for psychopaths?
May 27, 2018 at 6:34 am
(May 27, 2018 at 6:11 am)CDF47 Wrote:
(May 27, 2018 at 5:50 am)robvalue Wrote: What is your evidence that they alter their brains themselves?

From my understanding this can occur after an abusive childhood and signs of psychosis are found in children.

Okay, I haven't seen anything saying that abuse actually causes psychopathy (different from psychosis). Do you have any sources?

What about the psycopaths who have a normal upbringing?
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RE: Theists: how do you account for psychopaths? - by robvalue - May 27, 2018 at 6:34 am

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