Why?
ANS: The socially adept,
chess-loving sociopath strictly plays to win: in a court of law, no less.
The
sociopath's socially adept cleverness also comes with this caveat. Since they
regard life as ONE
BIG CHESS GAME, others are mere objects to be used, manipulated, and disposed of.
You see, sociopaths don't feel sympathy, empathy or guilt. Hence, one little move
in the wrong direction puts them dangerously close to anti-social criminal behavior
and other malicious acts (e.g., sexual assault and denial thereof).
Ostentatious
lying is one of the telling traits of being a sociopath, as well. Moreover, due
to the fact that the majority of the population have brains wired differently from
the sociopath, ordinary people struggle to understand the motivation that
sociopaths have for repeatedly lying. In the same way that normal people see no
good reason to lie, sociopaths simply see no reason to tell the truth. "Their
web of lies can become so massive that they seem inconceivable to normal
adults. Yet if 'empaths' fail to recognize such egregiousness, it strongly predisposes
them to getting hoodwinked by the sociopaths' lies. All too often, honest folk end
up (i.e., erroneously) projecting normal brain function and behavior onto
people who are neurologically wired altogether differently."
In sum, the reason that sociopaths lack genuine contrition,
shame and guilt can definitively be traced to their brains. The normal synaptic
connections to the areas of the brain that deal with the aforesaid emotions, as
well as the center in the brain that helps individuals recognize their mistakes and learn from their misdeeds, both appear to be dysfunctional and/or impaired in sociopaths.
On that note, 'God help us all' next week vis-à-vis the senate
hearings!!
