Well, yes, the tags "evil" and "good" are extremes and the gray area is so very wide.
It is said that those who lack the ability to feel guilt (feeling bad when one does something to harm or hurt others) are sociopathic. However, shame is something that can be taught and used to curb sociopathic behavior (shame being feeling bad because what you did will push away the ones you love).
I like how you bring up the mental illness argument as well as how complex this whole argument really is when you're discussing something this grand.
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Date: 2009-02-20 04:13 pm (UTC)It is said that those who lack the ability to feel guilt (feeling bad when one does something to harm or hurt others) are sociopathic. However, shame is something that can be taught and used to curb sociopathic behavior (shame being feeling bad because what you did will push away the ones you love).
I like how you bring up the mental illness argument as well as how complex this whole argument really is when you're discussing something this grand.
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