A recent conversation with Michael Vassar touched on - or to be more accurate, he patiently explained to me - the psychology of at least three (3) different types of people known to him, who are evil and think of themselves as "evil". In ascending order of frequency:
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The second type was a whole 'nother story, so I'm skipping it for now.
Does anyone know what the second type was?
Today's post, Inner Goodness was originally published on 23 October 2008. A summary (taken from the LW wiki):
Goodness comes from inside you. Morality is not some sort of obligation weighing you down. It's something you want.
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