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Posted by TMV
Only the excerpt you've posted.

Get back to me when you have done your homework.

Posted by Synapse

This is probably the closest we'll get to knowing anything we want to in regards to the topic. I believe it's an example of a "bad scientific study." I just think when it comes to this topic, past experiences and whatnot may bias a "law abiding citizen" (which there is no such thing). They may've been taught to think that the pictures are "wrong," and to react in a certain manner.

I'm no psychologist or know in even a vast amount about children, but don't they pick up cues from everyone around them? It could've been put into them as a kid, like I'd assume most of us, and they react that way.

If you're not taught that shooting someone is "wrong" then you might not reply with any sort of shocked response to the pictures.

Agreed. If the person in question exhibits some form of physiological difference in their brain structure or biochemistry as opposed to that of a "normal" person then it wouldn't surprise me a bit to find a lack of significant response. Also, if they were traumatized or exposed to substantial violence during a crucial point in social development life experience may have taught them that such events were a form of normalcy and not something to become disturbed by.

lol.......is this joke?

No I mean the whole question is stupid

Posted by xcupcake
..and some people would even smile, say justice has been served.

That could also be a point of sociological value. In regions where movements have been made to abolish the death penalty and people are conditioned to believe it is wrong there is fairly clear opposition. Whereas in other regions where capital punishment is viewed as acceptable there won't be as many individuals who bat an eye at such a thing.

I can't people still think like that. But than again...

Posted by xcupcake
A child soldier vs. an adult soldier, both accused for murdering several people and experienced the same tragedies. Who would the majority feel sorry for?

Obviously the child since we're preconditioned to care for the young. I would also feel more empathy for the child because they are not yet fully developed for making rational decisions and lack experience in comparison to an adult.

But then again, I think anyone that could inflict such a life style on children has a screw loose to begin the cycle with.

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Posted by Rabbit
It could be that your born with the propensity for mental illness and environmental factors can exacerbate it?

I think so.

I knew a kid who had a propensity for mental illness. After he had dropped acid a few times, it brought out his Schizophrenia. He went from seeming normal to being completely insane due to environmental factors awakening his latent mental sickness.

Acid's really strong stuff though, I don't think it's one to mess with too much, weed/achohol/etc are nothing in comparison imo.

That's not actually true in respect to triggering a psychotic episode. In general though, no weed and alcohol don't really compare.

Which part, the acid thing is not true?

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No, I thought you were suggesting weed or alcohol could not trigger a psychotic episode and it required something stronger like acid. My bad.

Posted by May31Baby
What if you turned cannibal to survive? Would you be a psychopath?

My thoughts immediately turned to the Donner party...

In cases like that where cannibalism is contingent on survival I think there is more a level of understanding than would be present for individuals who are serial cannibals, killing random victims for fulfillment in a society that does not condone such things.

Posted by xcupcake
True, but that child will eventually turn into an adult. His/her experience will mold his/her thoughts, just like the adult soldier.

I feel bad for both, for different reasons. The child has more hope than the adult, because as an adult it is more difficult to unlearn what you have been taught/trained during your childhood.

Agreed.

*believe

Both.

I think that you can turn into a psycho if your brains become damaged somehow, to the point you are unable to control your behavior. It's like dealing with a wild animal.

Sociopaths can control themselves for the most part, which helps them to blend in with the crowd. What makes them dangerous is that they really don't give a damn about anything/anybody but themselves, which makes them virtually remorseless. The most deadly kind of sociopath is the one who are able to empathize with other people, because they use that ability to manipulate for their own ends.

Posted by tiziani
Have you seen the film 'Alive'? about the Uruguayan rugby team that crashed in the Andes

I saw that. I know some did not eat the human flesh, I have asked myself this question and don't know what I would do on that situation. you?

Mind you, the survival instinct kicks in so who's to say?

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That too^

I don't remember but it took them a long time to make the decision to eat it... They were starving for many days.

OMG, eat what? Another human? That's gross. IDK what I'd do. Eww. I saw one on this guy who fell into a deep hole & he was trapped in there for two mnths...he at lizards!

Yes, some ate the flesh of the frozen dead bodies to survive.

Born.