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In Reply to: Re: Born without a conscience posted by Alan on November 04, 2003 at 08:31:14:
I agree that there is an issue here of defining what is meant by "conscience." In psychological research, there are definitions that are widely used and agreed-upon. However, these definitions probably do not square up with theological definitions of conscience.
Hare's work is empirical. He has measured traits associated with psychopathy in hundreds and hundreds of cases. In Hare's work, the absence of empathy is equated with the absence of conscience, i.e., caring whether something is wrong because of the injury it will cause another.
