GENIUS FORUMS

As Elizabeth points out, there are all kinds of psychopaths and sociopaths out there. If you are not aware of that, then you are very lucky indeed. I have not yet met anyone whom I believe to be irredeemable. Perhaps I need to practice as a clinical criminal psychologist. I believe in the strong po...

What if my genuine nature were sadistic? - it so happens to not be, but if it were should I not temper it in recognition of the negative effects that I would be imposing on other people? Yes. If you recognize some major flaw in yourself, your priority should be on fixing that, rather than expressin...

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Laird wrote:why and how should I act and express myself?

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What if my genuine nature were sadistic? - it so happens to not be, but if it were should I not temper it in recognition of the negative effects that I would be imposing on other people?

G'day all: a first post. By introduction, Kev and I are real-life neighbours. We juggle coding and philosophy - we don't always find agreement but the dialogue is stimulating (so is debugging). Here's a perspective. One of the pillars of faith is belief in the absolute truth of an uncaused, infinite...