(June 28, 2016 at 8:53 am)abaris Wrote: Unless they're further gone than I can possibly imagine and are indeed sociopaths.
I think that's the case. I often wonder about the complete sociopaths, like as depicted on House of Cards. It does not make rational sense to risk your own liberty or life for power, yet people do. But consequently, it doesn't make rational sense to do that in the quest for knowledge as a scientist might, or for someone to join the army so some politician can send them off to die so they can wave their willies at other politicians. Yet people still do. Humans are not rational agents when seen as individuals. We specialise. And specialising only makes sense when seen as one small part of a much larger population.