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dextrous
I disagree
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But that's what I said...
'Whichever way you want to look at it, psychologists basically agree that 'evil' is either a word used by us to defend our want of 'vengeance' against an 'evil person' and/or it is something that an 'evil person' just doesn't recognise. He/she is 'removed' from feelings of compassion etc. So in both respects, evil is a 'mental' state of mind. I'd argue that someone wanting to 'do Huntley in' is not evil, they're simply driven by a mental state that sees Huntley as evil and therefore they want revenge and if all 'evil' is a 'mental' state of mind, they therefore cannot be held accountable for their actions in trying to kill Huntley et al.'
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Johnmelad502
But there aren't any, any more. Secure hospitals now only exist within prisons. Maggie did away with them all.
It's now called care in the community!
The Government don't care who the release into the community.
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P*** Off!
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lifesagasman
could one of you expand on that, please.The pedants will hasten to add that schizophrenic people don't have alter-egos, they have voices. Dissociative identity disorder or split personality have multiple egos
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dextrous
So, huntley wasn't evil and neither is what he did then? Or am I misreading your argument.
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dextrous
It has the potential to be. But the line was drawn at the use of permanent physical and emotional damage, unlike the current scenario.
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dextrous
This is the very crux of the argument. Whatever is 'right' or 'just' has to be entirely consistent if it is to carry credibility.
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lifesagasman
could one of you expand on that, please.The pedants will hasten to add that schizophrenic people don't have alter-egos, they have voices. Dissociative identity disorder or split personality have multiple egos
can deaf people be schizo? if so, they've never heard voices.
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dextrous
But has anyone heard anything? Do we exist? Cogito ergo sum?
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lifesagasman
i know nothing
Firstly we need to make clear a difference in Law and our ideas of 'Evil' and 'Just'.
The law states what is lawful and unlawful.
It doesn't let personal emotions get involved.
Therefore, attacking someone is wrong...whether the victim is a nun or Ian Huntley.
Our OWN moral compass is very much subjective. A football hooligan feels perfectly justified punching his opponent....he is 'just' in his own mind.
The law states what is lawful and unlawful.
It doesn't let personal emotions get involved.
Therefore, attacking someone is wrong...whether the victim is a nun or Ian Huntley.
Our OWN moral compass is very much subjective. A football hooligan feels perfectly justified punching his opponent....he is 'just' in his own mind.
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dextrous
and what about a soldier attacking an enemy? (regardless of how underpaid they may be
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lifesagasman
dex, you should know better.
Cogito ergo sum is a statement, not a question.
Cogito ergo sum is a statement, not a question.
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