tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14362221.post8691890901920983475..comments2023-10-14T03:09:27.414-05:00Comments on Wynote: On GuiltDennis R. Plummerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804435093796061739noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14362221.post-64289063655453954042007-08-14T08:57:00.000-05:002007-08-14T08:57:00.000-05:00I think the Simpsons are the new moral compass for...I think the Simpsons are the new moral compass for our society! (And I know the episode you mention.) Very interesting Pscyh Today article. All of this brings to mind the approach and assumptions of hell-fire-and brimstone preachers who rely on fear and guilt to convert, as opposed to preaching love. Hmm.... God is what?Dennis R. Plummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804435093796061739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14362221.post-46842520043770762402007-08-13T12:31:00.000-05:002007-08-13T12:31:00.000-05:00Have you seen the Simpsons episode where Maggie ge...Have you seen the Simpsons episode where Maggie gets sent to the Ayn Rand preschool? That's got to be one of my favorite episodes.<BR/><BR/>This quote brings up the issue of what to do with sociopaths and people with borderline personality disorder. If someone has no conscience or is somehow morally incapacitated, can there be any reformation or restoration for them?<BR/><BR/>Psychology Today had an article a couple years ago that said up to 8 percent of the American population were either sociopathic or BPD, and therefore had no sense of guilt. Their impetus for functional behavior was solely based on risk versus reward. And so the article posited that many of our corporate executives fell into this category, and that's why they could lay off thousands of people or use Chinese slave labor and not have any problem sleeping at night.<BR/><BR/>So the idea of guilt as a catalyst for repentance has no bearing on someone who has no capacity for guilt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com