Three Ingredients for Murder: Neuroscientist James Fallon on psychopaths and libertarians
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Uploaded by ReasonTV on Aug 19, 2010
UC Irvine neuroscientist James Fallon had already been studying the brains of psychopathic killers for years when his mother told him that he comes from a long line of murderers (including his infamous cousin, Lizzie Borden). After studying himself, Fallon discovered that he has two of the three ingredients for psychopathology.
Fallon sat down with Reason.tv to explain why he's not a murderer, why others are, and what it is about libertarians that—just might—keep them peaceful.
Approximately 8.50 minutes.
Interview by Paul Detrick; shot by Zach Weissmueller; edited by Detrick.
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blablabla don't trust a psychopath.
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his polo shirt doesn't match his eyes PSYCHOPATH.
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A psychopath rarely carries out a serious crime, they actually tend to avoid long incarceration.
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@unclesamfatg yes
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I wasn't aware of the brain-damage explanation. Very interesting.
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he is good because he doesn't have many emotionally driven opinions to confuse the info with
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What about indirect abuse? Like having seen your parents raped and burned to death? Could that turn an individual into a psychopath?
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The connection between psychopathic tendencies and libertarianism is something I can relate to. Most of the libertarians I have met seem to have have a limited capability for empathy. They live in their own little bubble. The same is probably true for communists too. The irony is that although they are in a sense super rational their inability to take into account the human condition their assumptions tend to become superficial constructions that normal people realize would never work.
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Who wants to bet he has 30 bodies hidden under his basement flooring? :o.
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Funny + Libertarian +Not a pshyco +Nice= Good in my books
This guy just surpassed my formula! :D
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RagnarRedbeardxxx 1 year ago 14
Dr. Fallon is to be admired for his total honesty about his ancesters and the psychopathy that runs throughout his family tree. Many Ph.D.'s would not dare share this most personal and private information about themselves, let alone, their family. Thank you for posting this video.
barbarabell2011 1 year ago 13