Case in Point? Psychopaths.
They -- as a 'kind' -- seem to have a strong proclivity to do Evil. Ergo, Bad People. But obviously: not 'All Bad' nor 'Bad, in the Same Way.' And much Evil is hidden, successfully: judging what we know is still terribly incomplete, to the truth of the Psychopath's existence.
There are strong indications that True Psychopathy is genetic. But that research is incomplete: it's somewhat shocking how little is known about these aholes, in scientific fact. But more studies have appeared in recent years ...
And frustratingly, just like other PDs, there's typically a spectrum.
fwiw, Robert Maxwell (like Bernie Madoff) was considered a Psychopath. Ghislaine is just an apple off the same tree, I think.
They -- as a 'kind' -- seem to have a strong proclivity to do Evil. Ergo, Bad People. But obviously: not 'All Bad' nor 'Bad, in the Same Way.' And much Evil is hidden, successfully: judging what we know is still terribly incomplete, to the truth of the Psychopath's existence.
There are strong indications that True Psychopathy is genetic. But that research is incomplete: it's somewhat shocking how little is known about these aholes, in scientific fact. But more studies have appeared in recent years ...
And frustratingly, just like other PDs, there's typically a spectrum.
fwiw, Robert Maxwell (like Bernie Madoff) was considered a Psychopath. Ghislaine is just an apple off the same tree, I think.
Statistics: Posted by billd89 — Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:18 pm