One of the great things about moral realism is that it do not matter what you feel, right is right and wrong is wrong. Even if we cannot feel it we can recognise it.
@@leahhicks8657 We can use God revelations in scripture in combination with reason. The point about realism is that it is not found within you, that would be subjective, it is outside your. We have a God given conscience, that can be found within, but it is not a feeling, it is knowledge. The word 'conscience' mean with knowledge. Our conscience is easily corrupted, so it is not enough. That is why we need a standard outside humanity.
Nils Fredrik Gjerull okay, another question, you say it’s scripture combined with reason. Looking at reason alone: Is this reason based on “I know this will hurt someone else so I will not do it”? or... “I know this will cause unnecessary drama and is a waste of my time so to avoid it I’ll just not do it”. Like reason for the sake of what is logical or reason for the sake of what is in the best interest of others? Does that make sense?
No if you haven’t been taught, example, all of your scholar life but without the math assignment, and then you see a symbol where everybody recognizes it as a number and they know how to use it, even though you could start learning but at a slower rate, depending of the age you encounter it and start looking for a math teacher, oh, and you have dyslexia, same with psychos, and antisocial in general, no good morals have been taught, so, to start learning like a child, but with adult responsibilities… and more mental health problems. And highly probable that you had a psycho parent who felt disappointed of you by being born with the traits so you get emotionally abandoned. Go see how most of criminal families are… and if one sees the pattern and wants to change, oh boy, still gets the burden and hate, but from both neurotypical and disfunctional for making their problems “public”. What a life, huh?
David Wood hits the nail on the head when he said psychopaths feel superior, when in fact they’re feelings of superiority are rooted in a defect. Getting the psychopath to recognize that fact is the first step to salvation, but it’s the hardest step to make.
Maybe there are examples that could be found of why feeling is a good thing. For example, having pets lowers blood pressure. Empathy itself is good. For example, it lets you know how others will feel about actions you might consider taking.
As a self diagnosed sociopath, I've always realized I'm probably the most broken person I know. I don't feel and I've no care to feel. Good thing I was born and raised in a Christian family. Being a Christian has saved more people than I'd like to admit, because the bible says not to do such evils.
But with all do respect : should it not be “Common Sense” to know not to hurt/destroy life. Do we really need a holy book to HAVE to tell us this, Just as there are other areas in the bible that sort of indicate violence. The human race should not need writings from holy books to Tell Us how we should be living and then to have to follow only those writings. To me that is what has occurred with the Muslim people and their religious teachings.
@paisleyyama : well then, we deserve what we get ! And I still stand by the rule of common sense. Yes there are times when killing is required as in self defense or trying to protect someone, but not for need of greed. Let's not forget about mental disorder and how it affects life.
@@packratswhatif.3990 Look at the words you use: "Common sense to know not to hurt" "Deserve what we get" "greed" -- you see that you are making moral judgements. There is a famous philosophical question called the Euthyphyro Dilemma. To summarize: Do those moral judgments come from within you -- in which case it's just your mind saying that you don't like it when people do certain things -- or is it a rule outside of you, above you, which you and all humans must obey? Because if it's within you, then it's not "common sense" but rather it's your personal opinion. If it's NOT just within you, then where does that come from? To give you an example: I can say that it's a law not to put your feet on the coffee table. Now, if that law comes from me, then it only applies in my house. If I think it applies to you, at your house, then I have to claim that it's a city ordinance, or a state law, or a federal law. I can't say that there's a federal law without saying that there's a federal government. In the same way, I can't say that there's an objective "common sense" that we all just ought to know unless I say that there's a source of moral law, a lawgiver, a God. If I deny that, then I'm doing what Socrates said in Apologia, when he said that you can't believe in horsemanship without believing in horses.
WhereWhatHuh : Yes a very (deep) discussion for sure. I can only go by the way I feel so my comment is only relative to me. I suppose its does come down to how a person is programmed and no decision is absolute. I must admit that this topic goes beyond my ability to argue and is for philosophers to decide the answers. People are not good at being logical emotional machines.
@@packratswhatif.3990 Again, Ross, look at your words: "programmed." Don't throw this one to the ivory tower elites: You either have a right to have an opinion on this, or else they are "programmed" just like you and "no decision" they make "is valid" either. If morality is "programming" then all human reason is programming, and "philosophers" are programmed just like you are. But if you (and they) are rational, then your reasoning is valid -- but for it to be valid, there must be a basis other than genetic programming. Which means that morality comes from without. Don't run away and hide, my Friend: Just think it through. If you are a rational person -- that is, not programmed -- then your opinion is valid, and you just have to figure out if morality is true or false.
David nailed it at the end something that keeps me going, I've never been diagnosed with anything but I've always lacked empathy and struggled with having relationships with people. I'm pretty messed up and my hope is on resurrection day when all this will be over and a bad dream. It's my hope in Jesus
It sounds like David has done the work he needs to get to a place where God can use him in such a mighty and unique way. I find his life story fascinating and I really appreciate his ministry, God bless and protect you both.
He was bussy too much makes fun of Islam and quran and now he suffering somethings inside in his mind many things day and night .. He was warned before but on his early days he did too tough..
@@romankhan9120 he was a psychopath way before he started acts 17 apologetics. Christ changed the kind of man he is and now he has reached out and showed many a muslim that their religion is wrong and that Christianity is the way!
@@godlover9096 hahahahahahahahahahahah .. I dont wanna write everytime i am too bussy but becouse whole world know why Islam is the truth but i want to say something and i will turn off from here and remember that Jesus and Abraham or Soleman or David or Jub or Noa or Moses or Yosuf or Jacob or Johan or Yahia or Idris and many many more Prophets they was in the same way to spread the truth and tell the ppl there is for God sake one God only oneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Goddddddd ...and they gate the revalution from Allah the Toara and Injeel (Gospel) and Last corected revalution to Prophet Mohammed Pbuh Holly Quran and Quran teach us about all before prophets like Jesus and Abraham en Moses etc.... And theire storys And mission to the Jews and non believers and many miracle sign in the quran... But its very sad that many Christian ppl make theire one religion and believing not in God but in Jesus and praising him as a God and we muslim Beliving in true God and we send salutation blessing upon all prophets and also to Jesus pbuh.. We love him more than the non believers or Christian ppl.. But ppl will never accepted till the near of the End ... Its very hard now to make understand you guys.. But if you all think open minded and clear why all that prophets after another came to the Earth and born in this Earth.. God send them to us to follow that path and there is no Trinity and no Son and Father and there is Only One God and he never Die and he was not Born and he will be exist and he will be and we will all die and go to the heaven to God and he will decide who was better and who not .. And God teach us in the Quran to be carfull from wrong ppl and the devil.. And Devil try always ppl send to another direction and late them belief in another Gods or Ilimunaty things or believing in Jesus as a God but we know Jesus pbuh was one of the good Prophet for Jews ppl after Moses and he also told the ppl there will be last one after me and he will guid whole world and ppl will follow him and he will show the truth.. And that wad Mohammed Pbuh the last Prophet and after him nobody came... Near by the end of the world in last moment God Allah will send Jesus back to show ppl the truth about Islam and he will tell ppl he is not God but a Messenger and he will ignore the Christian ppl... But i know smart ppl will understand about all the Prophet and one messeg and deaf dumb and Arogant ppl will ignore the real truth and they will follow another wrong direction.. And after many years will be Jesus old and he will die and his soul will finaly go to the God Allah to the heaven .. But now Christian ppl will follow only Jesus But we Muslim Follow Real Creator of everything and we respect all prophets and ofcours the great Jesus pbuh and our last Messenger is Prophet Mohammed Pbuh.. bye
i think i was/am more of a sociopath, but some of the problems it causes were removed when got saved. Every time I feel guilty or really anything other than rage or despair I think of how good the Lord has been to me.
@Altaïr Ibnm La'Ahad I do not blindly believe In god, I have come to believe in god by my own free will. I can simply claim that you are brainwashed into believing that atheism is true, ah ha now I win and you look brainwashed becuase I say so! This will go nowhere.
@Altaïr Ibnm La'Ahad Do you think being condescending makes you smart or something? No one knows math when their born, they are taught this in schools, this is brainwashing. I skipped out of school and now I’m free of all math, sorry moron but your brainwashed for listening and going to school and learning things. Sorry moron but if someone grows up in a country completely voided of all math, they will claim to be an non-math person like me! (You can tell I’m right becuase I’m calling you a moron)
@Altaïr Ibnm La'Ahad actually it is, the Bible has taught me many lessons and has helped guided me throughout life. If I didn’t know those lessons and teachings I would have way more problems then I do now. So in conclusion yes, it is like knowing math, but instead of the opportunity of getting jobs; In return I am provided wisdom and the opportunity of improving myself as a person.
@Altaïr Ibnm La'Ahad “Math is important as it would make difficult to get many jobs not knowing math”. Ok so since you claimed that, why should I believe you? You’ll never stop wining or throughing a tantrum like a child, calling names and pointing fingers. So what’s the point? What are you trying to say, you are clearly being a hypocrite. Sure, just call me brainwashed not matter what, it’s just words spilling through your mouth at this point.Ever heard of being open minded? I listened to what you had to say and I explained myself. You just want to be right, is that it? I suppose that a math book is a bunch of garabage for teachers to preach because I say so, I’m using your logic of course.
@@annah.7748 And Christians will simply mob over him and claim that because he's pure evil, Wood can never be a true Christian, in a pathetic attempt to oust the undesirable person from their group.
So did he make you hate on us muslims more? I bet that's enough, we're heading to another holocaust. Actually it happened already in Iraq, 1.7 million innocents were killed, yet no one is caring...
Historical Evidence for the Son of God Jesus Christ and his Ressurection: Flavius Josephus 1st Century Historian - Testified of Jesus Christs Existance and Ressurection Tacitus, Roman Historian wrote between 115 - 117ad - Testified of Jesus Christ's Existence. Jewish Biblical Literature, Tanakh Period 70-200ad Sanhedrin 43a - Testified Jesus Christ Existed and Death.
Why is it ok to say I need glasses, or say my leg is busted or I have cancer and no one bats an eye. But when a mental illness is announced people start behaving as if the person that is suffering is at fault, every one suffers from something either from birth or a traumatic event, we seriously need to have more love for each other and stop stigmatizing the suffering. We kick a person when they are down with out even realizing it.
Because mental illness implies that there is something wrong with how we think/feel/behave - something the average person can control. So it's tough to understand something we don't experience. We understand that the diabetic can't possibly produce insulin, but we can't understand why the person with ADHD/ptsd etc can't "get right". I'm guilty of this too, getting frustrated with or offended by folks who struggle with mental illness.
But being psychopath usually means one does not care about making others suffer , including the mental illness issue. Even Wood does not actually care about people, he just avoids complicated types if behaviour and make effort to find ways to common good.
Lacking empathy or guilt is not morally wrong, and I don't think God will condemn people for not feeling those things especially if it's a mental/"physical" illness. But that's wrong is when psychopaths choose a path of sin. Take David for example, he is a psychopath, but he still can choose to do what is good, right, and pleasing to God. In the end, this is all a sin problem. And yes, there is hope even for a psychopath.
I find it useful to read and reread Galatians 5, where he talks about works of the flesh and fruits of the spirit. One of the lists you want to do, the other you do not. Much love brothers and sisters Jesus Christ is King Sidenote: You wouldn't even care if God wasn't working in your life
Sin is more than what you choose; it is the very affections of the heart. To be "without natural affection," (Romans 1) is a judgment for corrupt nature. To be incapable of guilt is also an aggravation of sin, "You have a whore's forehead...They were not at all ashamed; they do not know how to blush," (Jeremiah 6:15) It is obviously worse to act on a corrupt disposition, but one ought not to rest until the heart is right. This is a matter of life and death. "If I give away all I have and give my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing." 1 Cor 13:5 It is not sufficient to merely act compassionate; one must be compassionate. It is not enough to refrain from acts of revenge, one must "forgive his brother *from his heart.*" Christianity is a supernatural religion, the grace worked by God in the soul, not whatever mere human effort can produce in response to knowledge (though if man is responsible for what he cannot do, he is certainly responsible for what he can do). If Christ gathers where He did not sow renewing grace, He will certainly gather where He has sown common grace.
@Iason While you do have good points, you do misunderstand some things. There's a difference between lacking guilt and empathy and people who don't have "natural affections" (and all the stuff you said). In Jer 6, it's clear that what he's saying is that these people are unrepentant. They did evil and did not care that they did. But the fact of the matter is that they were rebuke for doing evil, not because they merely didn't have empathy or guilt. And about the 1 Cor 13, it does not say anywhere where you *must* have "affections" (as you describe it). Verses 4-8 clearly defines what love is. In context it means "even if I give all I have away but I'm not kind nor patient to people, I'm self-seeking and I rejoice in iniquity, etc etc.. I gain nothing." Yea, it's good to have emotions. But emotions are an outflow, a result, or the catalyst even of what's already in our heart, not the cause or "active" agent. And like I said, you can lack empathy and guilt but can still to choose to do what is good, right, and pleasing to God.
Sam Vaknin is a psychopathic, narcisist who has developed a therapy to help narcisists, and psychopaths. Although he is not a Christian that I know of, he does believe in prayer. He has an online precence and helps those living with this condition. He has contributed extensively to the community. He has his phd, has been incarcerated, and actually coined many helps for identifying narcissistic behaviour.
It's important to note that ASPD is not a mental illness it's a disorder characterized by maladaptive behaviors. It cannot be treated or alleviated with any medications like mental illness can. It's incredibly rare for someone with ASPD to seek counseling long enough to get a diagnosis - they typically think there's nothing wrong with them - as he mentions. I'm wondering how this man got a diagnosis. Another fact is that psychopaths are born (through a complicated of biological processes even in utero). Sociopaths are typically made, usually by growing up in adverse environments such as learning to steal because they grew up in a rough neighborhood where crime was common and learned.
He got his ASPD diagnosis when he attempted to smash his dad's head in with a hammer (unsuccessfully, otherwise he'd be in prison for life). He turned to christianity in prison, due to him trying to outsmart a christian cellmate and reading the actual bible. That's his testimony though, and if he truely is a sociopath he could be lying for all we know.
Thank you David I am sure your honest testimony on your condition and successfully overcoming the condition and difficulty of psychopathy through your conviction as a practising Christian believer will bear much fruit yur example proves that the reachable overhanging fruit just needs the effort of reaching up in fath and grabbing healing Keep it up Smile God Loves you, me, us all
Through Love and Gratitude, there is not only hope, but salvation, mercy and grace for us all. Everyone is Psycho in some way. But the love of God through Jesus Christ sacrifice saves all. So never consider yourself different. Sin is sin, is sin. We all fall short. We all need forgiveness. No man is a island unto himself. .....Love Each other. Forget the rest. God bless you all.
Being a phsycopath makes it easier to be rich, powerful and self-serving but extremely hard to be godly since God's will is about being selfless, muble and helping others...... Good luck, your gonna need it lol.
A lot of the evils done in history are by emotional driven people that feel that they’re doing the right thing. Feelings are unreliable when it comes to right and wrong. You need a logical sound mind for that. Appeal to emotion is a logical fallacy
There are people born psychopaths and people who develop it by searing their own conscience. I was well on my way to becoming a psychopath before Jesus saved me. I didn't feel bad about almost anything. As long as i could keep people from finding out the things i did and controlled everyone's perceptions around me, then it was effectively like i hadn't done anything at all. When people or animals died or were hurt, i really didn't care much unless it directly affected me in some tangible way. I look back on that time in my life in disgust and thank the Lord Jesus for saving me from the person i used to be.
I think David God allowed you not to feel feelings like us, so fear would not hold you back from preaching the truth, the Gospel of Christ. I look up to you. And in Heaven all your feelings will be love, compassion I believe.
I did not think i would find something like this, im so glad i found these videos cuz i realised i have only seen negative videos about psychopaths, i Dont think im a bad person because im psycho, im aware off wrong and right, i want to do good things
Yeah I’ve noticed how we talk about people with psychopathy as if they’re all scum or garbage automatically. I think it’s hard for people to understand what it’s like for someone to not feel connection to others in the same way and that scares us, makes us feel unsafe and like we should automatically avoid those people. And also there’s a sense that we need to blame them or shame them for their flaws, which I think has many reasons but one connects back to the difficulty understanding what it’s like to be someone different. It seems easier and safer for us to blame them and continue to claim that they should stay away, assuming they will do great harm (which they might, but not necessarily). It’s a mixture of both valid and invalid concerns. But according to the Gospel, all kinds of people can follow the ways of Christ and he made new and do the will of God that ultimately is good for individuals and society as a whole. It just is different for different people. Some people connect to it now through feelings and some don’t. Frankly, too many people live based more on feelings than taking action, I think. That’s why I value David’s insight here because he speaks from the perspective of someone who understands the simplicity of doing what’s right even though you may not feel like it, which is a struggle all humans have, psychopathic, or not.
Hi! Can you please help me pray and reach out to my friend? He's an atheist and I hope he would soon experience God's love like we do. May God bless you and your ministry! 😇
@atheodora lastname you never came to understand that God tells us that *no one* is good. We all fall short. The key is to understand how good God is, and how we are not good in comparison. Your definition of what is good is not the same as God's standard. God's standard is much higher, and therefore all of us fall short. The good news is that despite this, Jesus took on the burden for all our sin, for the sins of the world, upon himself. Therefore justice for sin has been paid for already, and whoever puts their faith in christ is no longer under judgement, but has been forgiven, and freely given the righteousness of God and eternal life. That is the amazing beauty of God's love for us. When you understand how good he is and how we are not, and yet he loves us more than we can imagine, despite this. If you believe you are good, you can't see the truth of beauty of Christ's sacrafice for you. He loves you so much. The point is you must first come to truly understand the situation you are in. The Bible clearly states that we have sinned and it's part of our nature. That we are accountable for the sin which we commit, and that justice for all evil must take place. God's word, and his spirit, then leads us to Christ for salvation and eternal life. He gives this to us as a free gift because he has already paid for and dealt with your sin. That is the love of God. He loves you and wants to save you and give you life, so he gave himself up for you. Romans 3:23-24 (NIV) 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
@atheodora lastname hmm God's justice is like the sun shining upon everyone and His love is like the rain falling down on everyone - murderers and saints alike, both young and old, etc. Some say, too much sunlight and too less rain is a curse, for some, the other way around. My point is, it's pointless to debate about anonymity, and if He is anonymous at all, why are we even debating at all?
@atheodora lastname discussion then, not debate, whatever suits you. Btw, anonymity also means impersonal. He's not an impersonal God that suits your taste and time. You want Him to be a cosmic killjoy, sadomasochist, silent and unknown? Then be my guest. Black or not, atheist or not, nihilist or not, there will always be oppositions. You made my quarantine days interesting, thank you! 😂
Remember when David mentioned he couldn't stop crying when he met (or was talking to, I can't remember) Nabeel's parents at Nabeel's funeral? I don't know if he was feeling emotions at that moment or not, but deep down there was something going on, whether he could feel it or not.
@@HaecceitasQuidditas This was in an interview on the RU-vid channel called Whaddo You Meme and the video is called 5. Emotions following Nabeel's Death (David Wood).
You did right, you left! so did I , escaped a big BAD wolf just in time. Now we can spot them better ;) keep reading that Bible and test the spirit diligently 👀
I don't grieve when people around me die either. I try to pretend to grieve, but honestly I don't really feel anything except for how it's going to affect me.
Heir of the Nazareen I can relate to you except for the last part, in general I have trouble processing grief, like I can’t cry very easily for I put a bottle off water to eyes to imitate tears.
@@justchilling704 I think there's a scale from 1 to 100 maybe and that I am maybe at about 50 psychopathic while David is at a full 100. I say this because, unlike David, I do feel some emotions -- like love, anger, hate, etc.
Heir of the Nazareen Yeah I think that’s a good assessment, people act as if all people are the same with a disorder or condition, but it’s more accurately represented as a scale 👍
@@heirofthenazareen3812 can I ask you a personal question, as David is unlikely to see this, how would you respond to people who say " you dont feel guilt you are not saved?
@@heirofthenazareen3812 you're not a psychopath if you feel those emotions. They are incapable of it. You just struggle with grief like many normal people. I'm not remotely psychopathic but I struggle expressing grief.
Wow, its interesting - I feel all the emotions in the world, so therefore, I see myself as low. Where if someone's not feeling anything, they see themselves as superior. whoah... 🤯
I have have doubts about this, seeing this through the female Christian eyes. I have seen mean little boys growing up in the neighborhood, in a few of them (not all--no male hater. ) Had serious issues with their Mothers’. Usually their mothers were undercover streetwalkers and call-girls. The boys that I knew who were bad or showed “ psychopath” tendencies in young childhood DID NOT have the best MOTHERS, and I am not exaggerating. A lot of men have “mommy issues” that they do not want to confront because traditionally a man (Son) is not supposed to turn his back on his mother. Also, it really depends on how that Mother modeled her behavior around her children especially her sons. The RELIGION in the HOME ( IF one+ is there.) I truly believe psychopathy/sociopath come from extreme POVERTY and bad ENVIRONMENTS. NO everyone who comes from the “bottom” with a terrible mother is nutty in the head. I remember one boy who was 5 years old who became an arsonist because his mother ignored him and she was a streetwalker. In summary, I believe when a person who demonstrates anti-social behavior is due from environmental/other influences factors while they were extremely young.
@Morgh123 Haha, we're worldly now?? What should we do? And where does this leave God, seeing as how he spends 2 chapters in Job bragging about how big and strong the Behemoth is?
@Morgh123 Let's begin with, you don't have express everything you notice. I mean, letting someone know that you feel they're being worldly for being impressed with someone's size, is hardly an innocent thing to say. It is definitely criticism. So I asked for some advice to go with it. But don't worry, I was being facetious, I'm not looking for your advice. Moving on... Yes, we are impressed. It's a very small thing though and right now it's being blown out of proportion. Perhaps that's your doing... Why is it impressive? i guess it boils down to power. the guy talking about David going a couple of rounds with Brock Lesnar should clue you in. Maybe you need to look him up, cause even if David is impressively big, Mr Lesnar is a modern day hulk!! God seems to agree with me. Check out what says in Job concerning the Behemoth... “I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, or his mighty strength, or his goodly frame" Many things are impressive, not just size. There's skill, mastery, knowledge, wisdom, ability etc etc; these fall under the category 'khokma', which is a biblical term. The Bible project has a video breaking it down, called Proverbs. That's one of the books of the Old Testament. It's part of the wisdom literature. Good stuff. What do you find impressive? In case it's lost on you, I'm flicking you on the nose right now. Much worldly love. God bless...
David is right, for instance..in the very old psychology books cluster A and B personalities were described as 'morally inferior', because of their lack of / difficulty with empathy, that really makes you think. I once heard a priest describe evil as something or someone being in "the absence of God/ being far removed from God" rather than being possessed with evil. (Which is not usually the case) Also we tend to view the world in the way in which we were raised.
A lot of people were upset because the Conspiracy Palette sold out but there were thousands of those palettes being sold at jacked up prices by resellers like eBay. The same thing happened when Jeffree Star came out with his brushes that he sold through Morphe and then through Ulta. They sold out the first day at both retailers but there were thousands of pages of resellers selling them on eBay alone. This continues to happen with his big launches. They could limit the sales to two or three items per customer but they don’t. Of course resellers could still get around this but it would not be as easy for them. It is frustrating for the customer that just wants to buy their product.
The issue is not that they don't feel anything, they feel joy when they do evil. They rejoice when they see others broken - so when that's the case, it is not necessary that they don't feel anything - they have feelings that are activated by obscene things - they rejoice in "evil"....
The doctors like to throw pills at problems which are emotional but also physical. My one son had autism, but he got over it, it was his gut was not making serotonin. We were able to help him though probiotics and a better diet. There are many kids whose immune system is wiped out from antibiotics and poor diet. We are learning so much of what special diets can do from those who can feel better from not eating wheat to those who get off dairy and get rid of arthritis and many other disorders. Some foods can help us sleep as people who have mental issues often don't sleep well and then by learning which plants can be eaten, can finally sleep the night through. There are many new things to try. Nutrition is not thought to be that important but something is wrong with loads of us as people are all quite fat these days and they didn't use to be. People don't get up wanting to be obese any more than they'd love to be in a wheelchair. When everyone is having a problem, its the food. When so many boys end up with autism, food has something to do with it. Funny thing is that God originally told us to eat plants, and when we do, we are a whole lot less sick.
Human beings are born sovereign, which means that psychopaths can CHOOSE to override their proclivities to do us harm, regardless of their lack of remorse. Everything boils down to choice.
Not really. Their entire psychology drives them to do what they do. They tend to have a feeling of grandiosity, a self-perception of superiority. They just want to indulge in hedonism, dominate and use. They don't really have the will, or a single care in the world for any message, let alone one of love and empathy like the Gospel, which the literal opposite of psychopathy. It's almost IMPOSSIBLE to convince a psychopath.
He has obviously done a lot of work on himself. He deserves credit for finding a structure through which he can function in society. I am an atheist. I see the toll mythologies take on societies, but for him (and those around him), it appears to be a good thing he is involved in this one. It seems to be working.
He did nothing on himself. Watch his testimony. God redeemed him. Its as simple as that. He saw the truth in God after a Christian challenged his nihilistic atheist worldview, preaching to him the gospel. He then believed in God, and here he is. Transformed. You state its his own doing, but do not recongise that it is what he believes in, that transformed him to be able to function in this world. It is Jesus who transformed him. Not himself. Because it is jesus whom he is trusting! Credit where credit is due. All he did was be honest with himself when faced with the truth, and believed in Jesus. Something that all of us need to do. Honesty requires no feelings. It is a giving up of your pride, which we all have, psychopath or not, and receiving the love of God. We are all sinners. All fall short, not just full psychopaths. God loves us all the same. And we all have the opportunity to trust in Jesus, just the same.
I always thought of the apostle Paul as a psychopath. He would hunt Christians, see them killed, no remorse. But the Lord changed him. Made him a loving person that cared for others.
No, back then murder wasn't that big of a deal. Pain, suffering and gors public executions were an everyday thing. Paul killed Christians because he saw them as blasphemers, and he thought he was doing justice.
The point is that he did bad things either not aware of how bad they were or uncaring about it. Everyone does this, from psychopaths, to altruistic people and everyone in between. We all need forgiveness equally for our failures in God’s eyes. And we can all have it if we admit to Him that we are incapable of righteousness apart from Him.
David Wood is one of the biggest hero's of our time... dispite the danger he is doning what most of us don't have the guts for. By telling the truth about Islam and his founder..
So what are all the traits of a psychopath? Don't they also lie, cheat, manipulate, control, use people and also don't psychopaths hold a high grandiose about themselves?
I see a lot of people saying that psychopathy is caused by a traumatic childhood and I find this so insulting. As someone who grew up with a psychopathic brother who did tremendous damage to my life and to the life of others this is completely untrue. By its very definition, psychopathy is the inability to feel emotions which means they are unable to register trauma as trauma is driven by the emotion of fear. Psychopaths are not made, their born. We might have had a traumatic childhood but i assure you this didn't even register into my brother. I witnessed it firsthand. With that being said I do believe psychopaths can be saved. My brother became a pastor and he is neither a repentant sinner nor a Christian but I do believe it can happen. Emotion and logic are part of a human construct but the Holy Spirit is a whole separate entity that I believe can reach psychopaths. Its just not as common as Christians seem to assume and I think the church is also responsible for protecting them instead of victims as this interviewer is trying to do. People do not seem to get how far reaching their damage truly is.
I'm curious as to whether or not psychopaths are more common today than in the past? With rampant idolatry and rejection of God it seems that mental illness is inevitable. Perhaps it's more of a symptom than a diagnosis?
This would assume all illnesses of organic origin would be more prevalent among communities where they are largely an unsaved population. The rain falls upon the just and the unjust, does it not? The same sun shines upon the saved and the unsaved, does it not? Then why would an organic condition, which only manifests by neurological irregularities, be more prevalent among generations that are less God fearing than others? There is an inorganically originated psychopathy which develops from infancy from the most horrendous deliberate abuse.
You appear to misunderstand, @@klarag7059, the difference between sociopathy and psychopathy. An easy way to remember: sociopaths are made, psychopaths are born.
@Brad from Carolina: psychopathy is typically found in males and it usually affects approximately 1% of the population. Although the ratio is believed to remain constant, an increase in population will naturally, mathematically increase the aggregate total of psychopaths.
Note on Best practice psychiatry that washes evil from every mind: scientific ECT, Olanzapine (Zyprexa) and medical sleep assistance like Vival as cure for schizophrenia and Escitalopram (Cipralex) as cure for depression and anxiety. God bless!
I've been on Zyprexa. It doesn't 'wash away evil from every mind' It helped me sleep (kind of, a little bit....the efficacy always fades) I was recently on Mirtazapin. When I stopped I couldn't sleep for three days, even though the pills didn't help me sleep when I took'em. I hate pharmaceuticals....
@@jixxytrix1705 You forget there are 3 necessary components. You can't pass judgment by only one of them! Besides, there is malpractice and wrongful medication as well.
@@dr.lukasf.olsnes-lea965 Even when I do that I have a hard time believing it washes away evil. But let's get some clarity. What do you mean exactly when you say 'evil'?
That's funny. I hope they fix their theology because I can't find guilt being a part of the requirements for being saved. They might be confusing repentance for guilt, which is a common misunderstanding of what repentance is.
@@golvic1436 See, this is why people are running away from you demons. You are enabling and condoning socio-paths simply by them claiming to be saved without actually making the siuation better for their actual victims. But again, as long as you demons are happy with the stupid magic words these socio-paths repeat its all good for you, huh? Do you realize the damage you are doing to not only society and people, but to your own "religion"? People are seeing the hypocrisy and running away. Dont come and cry victim later on! This is why you see warlords in poor countries become preachers, of course they are more often than not "prosperity-preachers" (read: conning people out of money) after living a life torturing and murdering innocent people. You demons are bankrupt when it comes to morals, and so many other things I wont even get into.
@@henokberhane754 Luke 18 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people-robbers, evildoers, adulterers-or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’ 13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ 14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
@Henok Berhane You don't know what Antisocial Personality Disorder is and you're insanely superficial. Just another lukewarm believer who hardly has any wisdom.
Why should I care specifically for any psychopath that does not care for me, please loosen me from every psychopath God, in accordance with matthew 7:12, 2 corinthians 6:14-18, in the name and blood of Jesus Christ, amen and hallelujah!
Some people never had a chance. We say people all have the same chance, but that's not true. Some people are born with mental illness that causes an inability to feel any empathy whatsoever for anyone, or commit sin uncontrollably due to severe brain damage and trauma. God would never hold anything like that against a person, as he is a loving God.
I don’t fully agree that God doesn’t hold people accountable for their actions, as the Bible says He does. But I agree people can’t always help what they don’t have, some of the things that are wrong with them. And I know God’s grace is given to each of us in a personal way, based on our particular issues. For a conscious person to be righteous does require us to understand we need God’s help to change something, but also God grants faith and salvation to people of all different kinds in ways only He truly can. I know some people disagree with some of this. Like I fully believe the Bible is clear to indicate that God saves infants and young children and those whose minds are not fully functioning typically for their age if they die, because He is gracious and loving. There is ample evidence for this throughout the entirety of the Bible. But I believe most people who have any sense at all of awareness of self or others can be held accountable, but it depends on their comprehensive abilities. I do think we should be careful not to quickly judge or condemn people and we also should be careful in the case of someone like a narcissist or psychopath to assume they are automatically not accountable for their actions either.
If you're referring to the acts of love, being patient , kind etc... Then yes, you can make the decision to love. If you mean the chemical feeling of love and bonding then no.
it is asking can a paralytic person can feel pain when you hit his unmoving leg. No they not. But They can still create romantic bonds and act like somebody who care when they reilize what is wrong with them. You cant fix yourself if you not know what is wrong in the first place. It is actually like playing video games. Most of the time npc on video games are meaningless for us as gamers but we still do stuff for their wel being even tough we know they are non existing stuff.
I would like to know the sh*t DW does when no one is looking. Like does he mutulate cats, does he strangle people in the woods, does he have stolen children in his basement?
This is a gross question. I hope you’re okay. Based on what he’s shared, it sounds like he has learned how to listen to the Holy Spirit to help him discern doing evil things like that from good, so no. But I don’t know for sure; only God knows the true heart of a person.
So . . . David doesn't naturally sympathize with people, I get it. But, honest question - is he sympathetic puker? Just how deep does his non-sympathy go?
A better statement would be psychopaths is not ALWAYS mentally ill. I for example deal anxiety and depression, this is not all bc of sin, it can also be caused by unbalanced hormones and chemicals in the body. It most certainly can do with the physical not just the spiritual.
Psychopathy can be an inorganic forcibly created but even then not all people this is done to will develop the condition. The organic disorder is most definitely as real as is when the disorder is of inorganic origin.
How can someone who lacks a basic human mental ability not be mentally ill? Obviously there are different affects and intensities of both mental and physical illness. Unless you are distinguishing between illness which is temporary unless it kills you, and condition which is permanent unless treated. Note that I am aware that illness of any kind does not necessarily mean not fit for human society. Just because David Wood would not feel guilty if he killed someone without warning or provocation does not mean that there is any chance that he might do it. There isn't.
It could be a mental illness, but it doesn't really matter. Lacking empathy or guilt is not morally wrong, what's wrong is when psychopaths choose sin.
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@Colorful Animations Dr. Jordan Peterson is very explicit about this: [quote] “Anyways, the two years old are a collection of these random motivations, more or less gets his or her act together about three, if they are socialized properly and that means that the parents are doing their best to make their child acceptable to other children. That is your damn job as a parent [parenting]. You have to understand that. Because if your child isn't acceptable to other children, they won’t play with your child. And your child will be lonesome and isolated and akward. And they will NEVER recover. Because if your kid doesn’t get that right between 2 and 4 - it’s over ! They are never gonna learn it. The other kids accelerate forward, that kid is left behind. And it’s not a good life for that kid. They don’t learn how to play with others and then they’re are done. And there is a huge literature on trying to rectify anti-social children. Say from the age of 4 on. It’s like “No, you can’t”. And you can go ahead and read three or four hundreds papers on rectifying of anti-social behavior, and figure it out for yourself. But I did that for about 5 years. And it was while ago, but I know the literature hasn’t changed.” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0z1zCjg6d4E.html"
??? You do realize that David is married right? Not to mention a Christian? I'm pretty sure that's not the way he "swings". lol To say nothing of the other guy.
Let’s all just demonize whoever is off I know the law I know how charges rack up in a millisecond our society can’t forgive you for being depressed or lonely if that’s the case then why bother that’s what society says I was socially awkward and in my own planet though never harmed anyone or anything that was then but it was torture I only came around when I realized my career made this irrelevant but getting to that point is an eon from 22 it’s as if people who struggle with a mental illness are what he said defective I had to pick myself up but the world was absolutely no help good luck to those who identify and to those who got no worries have girlfriends and perfect life you might want to educate yourselves about emotional IQ because most who fit that profile are completely ignorant about what’s different and discard them automatically that’s how many turn to drugs and alcohol to express their denial and ashamed of existing sadly it’s as if you can only find people to identify with by developing a substance addiction
Please look into Lithium Orotate. Works so well for mental issues and depression. "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" Romans 3:23 "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8 "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23 "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." Ephesians 2:8-9 “Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.” Romans 3:19-20 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." Romans 10:9-10
Sin is more than what you choose; it is the very affections of the heart. Moral issues include things you feel whether or not you asked to feel them. To be "without natural affection," (Romans 1) is a judgment for corrupt nature. To be incapable of guilt is also an aggravation of sin, "You have a whore's forehead...They were not at all ashamed; they do not know how to blush," (Jeremiah 6:15) It is obviously worse to act on a corrupt disposition, but one ought not to rest until the heart is right. This is a matter of life and death. "If I give away all I have and give my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing." 1 Cor 13:5 It is not sufficient to merely act compassionate; one must be compassionate. It is not enough to refrain from acts of revenge, one must "forgive his brother *from his heart.*" Christianity is a supernatural religion, the grace worked by God in the soul, not whatever mere human effort can produce in response to knowledge (though if man is responsible for what he cannot do, he is certainly responsible for what he can do). If Christ gathers where He did not sow renewing grace, He will certainly gather where He has sown common grace.
I have no mental illnesses that I am aware of , but from my experience I'm not convinced that guilt or empathy are real. I kind of think everyone just pretends. I think people mean fear of consequences when they say guilt and a logical understanding of why someone's in emotional pain when they say empathy. In that way I don't think Dr Wood is so far away from how the rest of us feel...though I suppose as a psychopath he wouldn't feel fear of consequences which is what I think people mean by guilt.
@paisleyyama To deaden one's self implies having once been alive to it. I can think of no time in my life when I experienced those emotions as conventionally described
