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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Terrible, probably. They’re 8. But they do have the ability to understand concepts like “why rules exist” and “why certain rules are created” and therefore understand the “spirit” of the rules, so it’s surprising that a few of you don’t.
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I've known a number of psychopaths in my time. They had the same inability to understand concepts of this general type.
There was one interesting exception: a young man who had been diagnosed with psychopathy, but willingly sought treatment. He had gotten involved in a small way with organized crime, and a couple of wise guys got tired of his tricks and threw him out of a moving car at highway speed. When he recovered from his injuries, he decided he had better learn to play by the rules of non-criminal society even if he could not understand the reasons for them.
Anyway, I'm not accusing anyone here of being a psychopath; just pointing out that a couple of posters are not keeping good company.