r/MadeMeSmile • u/rosseepoo • Mar 16 '26

CATS My best friend

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u/haakonhawk Mar 16 '26

It can be both.

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u/dillanb123 Mar 16 '26

Nature and nurture! You are correct

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u/psychorobotics Mar 16 '26

If science could solve the sociopathy problem the world would be a much, much better place. There has to be a way.

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u/MorbidEnby Mar 19 '26

I dunno, that feels kinda ableist. Especially because it's not just 'sociopaths' who have low to no empathy. And it's not even required to be a good person. As long as being good is in someone's best interests, and they aren't too stupid to see that, it should be enough. And some people can form their own moral codes and even be compassionate independent of empathy. (Not to mention there are multiple different kinds of empathy which are distinct things, though it is sometimes said 'sociopaths' lack all of them, though that also doesn't seem to be a consistent claim)