Why do people murder?
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Why do people murder?
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The basic answer is: we ought not murder because we expect others not to do what they would not want done to them.
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psychosis and extreme paranoia.
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As for why people murder? To me, there is a psychological and philosophical answer.
Psychologically, you would have to look at how this person was developed, what kind of environment they are in, what their behavior is towards life in general, etc. Most murders are not pre-meditated murders, I believe. Most of them are murders of passion which involves a temporary break of rationality into complete and absurd irrationality. Pre-Meditated murders are done by those who obviously have never had an ounce or rationality, self-respect, self-esteem, ect. This ranges from just a single murder, to serial murders, to mass murders. There's always some self-esteem issue involved and some sort of inability to think properly (though they can come off as quite logical and intelligent). However, in serial killers and mass murderers there seems to always seem some sort of mental disorder (but not necessarily insanity). Nonetheless, most murderers who have done it pre-meditatedly have always had a self-esteem, self-respect issue that developed at a young age and continued onward. (You can see examples of that in some of the notorious serial killers.) I would say, then, it's probably a mixture is irrationality, self-esteem issues, and a mental disorder that always causes them to murder (minus the murderers who do it by passion, by brute force, or by stupidity).
The Philosophical issue comes to the front of their morality and their personal value system. The main issue is that they do not recognize neither for themselves and what they kill for isn't as much of a value as it is trying to give them a justufication to kill someone. Even this philosophical issue can lead people to the low self-esteem issues.
Of course, it is more of a psychological thing, philosophy does play a role.
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There are plenty of reasons why people commit murder...they will always tell you why...or that they're too clouded by emotion to know why. Either way, the action has a reason...though maybe a reason based on insanity or ect...Every action has a reason to it...Most murders are not just on whim though they may seem that way.selfless wrote:There is no one reason why people commit murder. People kill people because they can. Pre-meditated and moments of intense passion are driven by the individual experience of the killer.
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Re: Why do people murder?
I don't think murder is wrong it's just inconvenient for people to die when they don't plan on it so they made laws to persecute the people who take other's lives. Also, hedonism, if you want to murder and like murdering you should be able to do it freely. Plus it's a biological program in all animals to kill those who are ahead of them or in their way, it's the law of competition.cynicallyinsane wrote:It seems everyone always agrees that murder is wrong. So, why do people do it? Why do people commit murder?
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Re: Why do people murder?
I like your way of thinking, NOW if you could just put this jelly bean on your head I'm going to shoot it off.anarchyisbliss wrote:I don't think murder is wrong it's just inconvenient for people to die when they don't plan on it so they made laws to persecute the people who take other's lives. Also, hedonism, if you want to murder and like murdering you should be able to do it freely. Plus it's a biological program in all animals to kill those who are ahead of them or in their way, it's the law of competition.cynicallyinsane wrote:It seems everyone always agrees that murder is wrong. So, why do people do it? Why do people commit murder?
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Re: Why do people murder?
Sarcasm noted, nice oneSamhains wrote:I like your way of thinking, NOW if you could just put this jelly bean on your head I'm going to shoot it off.anarchyisbliss wrote: I don't think murder is wrong it's just inconvenient for people to die when they don't plan on it so they made laws to persecute the people who take other's lives. Also, hedonism, if you want to murder and like murdering you should be able to do it freely. Plus it's a biological program in all animals to kill those who are ahead of them or in their way, it's the law of competition.
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