Today I was watching a series on HBO about psychopaths, you know those evil people that kill other and have no feelings, no empathy, no remource
And I know psychopathy is brain based related to deficits in prefrontal functioning, the limbic system as well as neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin.
While my visceral response when watching these evil people try to justify their actions was anger and horror, I know that there actions were not something they could easy control as they stem from deficits in brain functioning
Yet I am left wondering why is there evil in this world. What is the reason why some people have these brain based deficits which result in horrible crimes.
And today I am seeing images of Dolly Parton’s funeral, a woman who was pure good
Maybe evil exists in this world to make all of us look at ourselves, examine the reasons for behaviors that hurt others
No matter what your brain functioning is, at some point in life one must come to grips with the wrongs done to others and make amends
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