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Disregarding the preferences of sentient beings is my definition of sociopathy. It may not be a clinical label but rather a collective failing in empathy towards the weaker groups in our society.
Your condemnation of sociopathy satisfies my definition of morality (i.e., it is conducive of
unreasoned [perhaps, even,
unreasonable] self-preservation [i.e., the preservation of
some self]).
Sociopathy even psychopathy are only useful to the group, as BitMos kind of suggests too. Maybe that is the overall problem with Stijn's intent, which seems to be to serve the group under the facade of helping individuals.
Individuals can do no wrong, they can only make mistakes and learn.
Groups can do no good. They can only make mistakes and they cannot learn. And when an individual is possessed by a group even he or she does not learn until the group is disbanded.So my final input into this circular thread is that Stijn should help individual monkeys, save them from chimps. But should not form a religion, a society, a force etc to make other people save the monkeys in that way.
Where there is heterarchy, there is reason. Where there is hierarchy, there is treason.