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Originally Posted by 3rdTimesTheCharm
I can see this, but on the other hand, people who are sociopaths and who abuse others supposedly do so (according to psychologists) because they have no emotions-- especially no ability to feel empathy. The logic goes (although I'm not entirely sure I believe it) that if you have no ability to feel empathy for others*, you'll do unspeakable things to them.
Anne
*I believe you must also have the desire to hurt people; there are sociopaths who do not hurt others.
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Sociopaths do have some emotions, or at least shallow emotions. They don't have the full spectrum of emotions. Schizoids don't either from what I've read of the personality.
People with Aspergers syndrome supposedly lack empathy. But they can have sympathy for others. If someone's sadistic and lacks empathy then they're a potential threat to other people.