• surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    Hmm … maybe you’re right in that it’s a matter of degrees. To me, there’s a minimum amount of empathy that people should have, and below that I think they’re crazy. So yes, psychopaths are probably more crazy than hunters. I can see that making sense.

    To me, it still takes a crazy mind to look at a breathing mammal and straight up murder it. More so the more intelligent it is.

    • TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today
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      9 hours ago

      Hmm … maybe you’re right in that it’s a matter of degrees. To me, there’s a minimum amount of empathy that people should have, and below that I think they’re crazy.

      Psychology is not really a hard science, there is no real minimum or maximum requirements needed for a diagnosis. It’s all subjective to how a patient interacts and behaves compared to the social normative.

      To me, it still takes a crazy mind to look at a breathing mammal and straight up murder it.

      Eh, I guess it just depends on your ethical construct. I’m mostly a vegetarian because of environmental reasons, that and I think that industrialized farming is morally abhorrent. I would much rather hunt, kill, and consume a deer than go to a Wendy’s. There’s a lot less suffering involved in virtually all hunting than just about any industrialized farm.