Okay, I’m going to split this conversation into two parallel universes where I say two different things, and I’d like you to collapse the superposition as you please.
No.
There are also pedophiles that live without offending. Good for them.
I don’t think that personality disorders are really like mental illness.
I do know that when I read it on someone, the false affect and charisma absolutely makes my skin crawl. The theory of mind that I get is profoundly unsettling and I want nothing to do with them on a personal level.
I will never trust anyone that I read that way. They can make great lawyers and surgeons and such, but it doesn’t mean we’ll ever be friends. They’re also capable of some pretty ‘evil’ behaviour. Thus, reptiles in skin sutits.
Amorality is a common result of a conscious empathy system. Sometimes you can tell when the empathy isn’t running.
No.
There are also pedophiles that live without offending. Good for them.
I don’t think that personality disorders are really like mental illness.
I do know that when I read it on someone, the false affect and charisma absolutely makes my skin crawl. The theory of mind that I get is profoundly unsettling and I want nothing to do with them on a personal level.
I will never trust anyone that I read that way. They can make great lawyers and surgeons and such, but it doesn’t mean we’ll ever be friends. They’re also capable of some pretty ‘evil’ behaviour. Thus, reptiles in skin sutits.
Amorality is a common result of a conscious empathy system. Sometimes you can tell when the empathy isn’t running.
The DSM is for classifying disorders, not sins. You’re thinking of the Bible. Doctors aren’t priests.