No. You said, "setting up a pedophile ring". That's quite a vastly more complicated thing than just being a pedophile; and moreover, demands far mor choice and thinking. You won't find any neurological correlate determining such complex behavior.
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Replying to @Gurdur
Child molestation rings tend to be made up of child molesters. I've provided links showing that child molesters have brain differences compared to non-offending paedophiles, who also differ from non-paedophiles. My point stands.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
Organizing a ring is qualitatively a different & far more complex set of tasks. Given that, and giveb that there are those who have abnormalities inclining them to pedophilia, but do not act on their impulses, then over-reductionism does not work here.
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Replying to @Gurdur
My time for pointless back and forths is limited, so let's get to the basic fact I'm trying to make: "evil", indeed all interpersonal behaviour, is caused by the brain's structure (predominantly but not exclusively the frontal lobe). You either accept that or you believe in magic
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
Neurology was part of my profession, and training. So too was logic.
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Replying to @Gurdur
So I'll give you enough credit to assume that you agree with me that human behaviour is neurological in origin.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
Don't put words in my mouth, and I don't need credit. You declared the conversation over, in effect. I merely added a note to it.
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Replying to @Gurdur @G_S_Bhogal
And I will add: I might give you some credit if you recognise that Twitter is a two-way street. You also could learn what you are attempting, to reduce morality to neurology, has often been attempted in the past by mediocre theorists and scientists. But it's not my problem.
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Replying to @Gurdur
I think you need to consider your motivations for arguing with me. You essentially disagreed with me that the brain causes behaviour - forcing yourself into an absurd position - simply because you were too macho to concede any epistemic territory. Humble yourself a little.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
Take your own advice. By the way, you mischaracterize my argument completely, and I have no time for such crap.
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