The Bomb in the Brain

[smurf2]

do you think some people are prone to it more than others because of how they're wired?

Oh definitely.

 

[Fitguy308]

This thread is gay

 

[JayC9]

i'm straight

 

[wootoom]

Im str8 as a grizzlis a dink

 

[wootoom]

Grizzlys dinkus

 

[Fitguy308]

Grisly dick

 

[javaguru]

I wasn't relating this to religion though.

I'm merely exploring what it is that makes people demonstrate psychopathic behavior...

sure, in some cases, someone being abused and sexually assaulted as a kid, or bullied his entire life can lash back at society and develop psychopathic tendencies, etc...

However, I truly believe that there are people born that are more prone to being fucked up...some genetic anamoly, some chemical imbalance, etc...like a switch in your brain, waiting to flip, then something triggers it, and the brain releases endorphens, which in turn get mixed with momentary aggression and testosterone surge and they snap...

what are your thoughts on that?

When it comes to nature Vs. nurture my opinion is that nature matters and nurture matters, with the balance going toward nurture. I know a number of people that have a strong history of alcoholism in their family and are very strict with their drinking; They don't want to fall into a trap they they are predisposed. You could snatch a perfectly "normal" child from a family and put them into an abusive environment and they would most likely emerge from their environment damaged.

I'll give you an example with adults. During WWII the US Army conducted studies on the experiences of soldiers and they discovered most riflemen didn't fire their weapon in an engagement. They also found that crew served weapons almost always fired. Their conclusion was the close cooperation and moral support of having two or three men next to you reinforced the "will to act." That's neither here nor there but the government realized they needed to train the rifleman better. Today, over 90% of riflemen fire during an engagement. How you are nurtured in your culture matters most for the vast majority of people.

 

[javaguru]

I'll relate a story of my own, when I was in the OHNG we were required to qualify with the shotgun as part of our riot control mission. I would empty the Remington 870 Express in a matter of seconds at the target, all head shots. The range NCO commented, "Nice shootin'" John Wayne." Dehumanizing people to the point where they are nothing more than a silhouette is how the system works.

 

[PICK3]

with the balance going toward nurture.

wrong ... it wood be nature

You could snatch a perfectly "normal" child from a family and put them into an abusive environment and they would most likely emerge from their environment damaged.

agreed

again, advantage nature



fMRI studies of adult identical twins separated at birth to have highly correlated neural development

 

[javaguru]

wrong ... it wood be nature





agreed

again, advantage nature



fMRI studies of adult identical twins separated at birth to have highly correlated neural development

What are the sample sizes in those twin studies studies?

The fact the military can take infantrymen from a 40% engagement rate to a 90% rate via training over 60 odd years and indoctrination indicates to me that nurture is more important.


Likewise, Cindy and Aimee are night and day twins; We used to joke about them being functionally the same but they are very different people.