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When one turns to psychopathy, one tends to reject all emotions except for anger and hatred, the latter one feels toward mankind in general.  All other emotions are faked to the benefit of the psychopath.  This leads to the complete rejection of the social order, and the belief that the only crimes that are wrong are the ones one in which one gets caught; all morality is also abandoned.  

When one turns to psychopathy, one tends to reject all emotions except for anger and hatred, the latter one feels toward mankind in general.  All other emotions are faked to the benefit of the psychopath.  This leads to the complete rejection of the social order, and the belief that the only crimes that are wrong are the ones one in which one gets caught; all morality is also abandoned.  

== Causes of psychopathy ==

== Causes of psychopathy ==

There is no single cause of psychopathy, but factors such as genetics, trauma, brain structure, exposure to violence during childhood, and environmental conditions are potential/possible contributing factors.<ref>[https://vlpjrsdx.elementor.cloud/what-causes-psychopathy/ What Causes Psychopathy?]</ref><ref>[https://www.verywellhealth.com/psychopath-5235293#:~:text=Genetics%2C%20trauma%2C%20brain%20structure%2C,conditions%20are%20possible%20contributing%20factors. How to Tell If Someone Is a Psychopath], Verywellhealth.com</ref> Also, every person has [[free will]] and ultimately has responsibility for their actions.<ref>[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-009-0555-9_21 Free Will in Psychopaths: A Phenomenological Description] by Manuel Riobó González, The Moral Sense and Its Foundational Significance: Self, Person, Historicity, Community pp 227–246</ref><ref>[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17393398/ Aggression, psychopathy and free will from a cognitive neuroscience perspective], Behav Sci Law. 2007;25(2):321-31. doi: 10.1002/bsl.750.</ref>

There is no single cause of psychopathy, but factors such as genetics, trauma, brain structure, exposure to violence during childhood, and environmental conditions are potential/possible contributing factors.<ref>[https://vlpjrsdx.elementor.cloud/what-causes-psychopathy/ What Causes Psychopathy?]</ref><ref>[https://www.verywellhealth.com/psychopath-5235293#:~:text=Genetics%2C%20trauma%2C%20brain%20structure%2C,conditions%20are%20possible%20contributing%20factors. How to Tell If Someone Is a Psychopath], Verywellhealth.com</ref> Also, every person has [[free will]] and ultimately has responsibility for their actions.<ref>[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-009-0555-9_21 Free Will in Psychopaths: A Phenomenological Description] by Manuel Riobó González, The Moral Sense and Its Foundational Significance: Self, Person, Historicity, Community pp 227–246</ref><ref>[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17393398/ Aggression, psychopathy and free will from a cognitive neuroscience perspective], Behav Sci Law. 2007;25(2):321-31. doi: 10.1002/bsl.750.</ref>

== Signs of psychopathy ==

== Symptoms of psychopathy ==

[[File:Angry man on the phone.jpg|thumbnail|500px|right|Some of the characteristics of psychopaths are being angry, rash, impulsive, and oppositional (among others).<ref>[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-at-any-age/202210/what-everyone-should-understand-about-the-dark-triad#:~:text=Depicted%20as%20three%20overlapping%20circles,and%20oppositional%20(among%20others). What Everyone Should Understand About the Dark Triad], Psychology Today website, 2022</ref>  

[[File:Angry man on the phone.jpg|thumbnail|500px|right|Some of the characteristics of psychopaths are being angry, rash, impulsive, and oppositional (among others).<ref>[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-at-any-age/202210/what-everyone-should-understand-about-the-dark-triad#:~:text=Depicted%20as%20three%20overlapping%20circles,and%20oppositional%20(among%20others). What Everyone Should Understand About the Dark Triad], Psychology Today website, 2022</ref>  

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*Emotional detachment

*Emotional detachment

*Lack of empathy and remorse.  Alternatively, psychopaths can switch their empathy on and off

*Lack of empathy and remorse.  Alternatively, psychopaths can switch their empathy on and off

*Impulsivity

*[[Impulsivity]]

*Chronic, uncontrolled anger

*Chronic, uncontrolled anger/temper

*Low tolerance for boredom. Intense craving for excitement, novelty, and reward

*Low tolerance for boredom. Intense craving for excitement, novelty, and reward

*Pathological lying

*Pathological lying

*Self-centeredness

*Self-centeredness

*Entitlement  

*Entitlement  

*Arrogance

*Arrogance

*Psychopaths lack realistic, long-term goals

*Psychopaths lack realistic, long-term goals

*Psychopathic behavior is a pattern

*Psychopathic behavior is a pattern

==== Social science research on antitheists ====

 

Health.com states concerning people with dark triad traits and one of the best ways to deal with them: "...people with dark triad personality traits may be able to change, but the likelihood of that happening is "minuscule," noted Hokemeyer. "The personality traits that make up a dark triad are deeply ingrained in their psyche and highly resistant to any sort of challenge that would manifest a change. The best strategy is to move away from them as quickly as possible."<ref>[https://www.health.com/condition/antisocial-personality-disorder/dark-triad#:~:text=People%20with%20the%20dark%20triad,it's%20best%20to%20avoid%20them. What Is the Dark Triad and Why Are People With These Traits So Dangerous?], Health.com, 2022</ref> Unlike the other personalities in the Dark Triad, Machiavellianism is not referred to in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for mental disorder V (DSM V).<ref>https://deborahbyrnepsychologyservices.com/what-is-machiavellianism/#</ref>

''See also:'' [[Antitheism and antisocial behavior]] and [[Atheism and narcissism]]

[[File:The Dark Triad Traits.jpg|thumbnail|800px|center|The dark triad personality traits and their various sub-traits.]]

Social science research indicates that anti-theists score the highest among [[Atheism|atheists]] when it comes to personality traits such as [[narcissism]], dogmatism, and anger.<ref>[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/science-shows-new-atheists-to-be-mean-and-closed-minded/ Science Shows New Atheists to be Mean and Closed-Minded]</ref><ref>[http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/why-sam-harris-is-unlikely-to-change-his-mind10 Why Sam Harris is Unlikely to Change his Mind] by JONATHAN HAIDT, February 3, 2014 8:36 pm</ref> Furthermore, they scored lowest when it comes to agreeableness and positive relations with others.<ref>[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/science-shows-new-atheists-to-be-mean-and-closed-minded/ Science Shows New Atheists to be Mean and Closed-Minded]</ref>

[[File:Jeffrey Dahmer Milwaukee Police 1991 mugshot.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|The [[serial killer]] [[Jeffrey Dahmer]] engaged in [[cannibalism]]. He was an [[atheism|atheist]] while he committed these acts.<ref>[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1sv4ky_serial-killer-jeffrey-dahmer-blames-atheism-and-evolution-belief-for-murders_news Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer blames Atheism and Evolution belief for Murders]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and cannibalism]] ]]

''See also:'' [[Atheism and psychopathy]]

== Psychopathy and the dark triad of personality traits ==

A 2016 study relating to atheism and psychopathy published in ''Plus One'' indicates:

{{Cquote|Similarly, a survey of 312 college students examining the relationship between Religious/Spiritual Well-Being (RSWB) and ‘dark triad’ personality traits found that “RSWB was confirmed to be negatively correlated with these negative aspects of personality, in particular with subclinical psychopathy.”

The three [[Dark Triad personality traits|Dark Triad personality subtypes]] are [[narcissism]], [[Machiavellianism]] and psychopath.<ref>[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/i-hear-you/202109/how-recognize-dark-triad-personality How to Recognize a “Dark Triad” Personality], Psychology Today website, 2021</ref>

...moral concern is associated with a spiritual worldview.<ref>[http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0149989 Why Do You Believe in God? Relationships between Religious Belief, Analytic Thinking, Mentalizing and Moral Concern] by Anthony Ian Jack , Jared Parker Friedman, Richard Eleftherios Boyatzis, Scott Nolan Taylor, ''Plus One'', March 23, 2016</ref>}}

"The “Dark Triad” personality traits are a toxic amalgamation of various negative traits and behaviors, such as they are domineering, violent, volatile, manipulative, remorseless, cynical, deceitful, etc."<ref>[https://archive.md/ElEdd#selection-245.0-245.56 How to Identify And Deal With a “Dark Triad” Personality]</ref>

According to the 2014 journal article ''Correlates of psychopathic personality traits in everyday life: results from a large community survey'' published in the journal ''Frontiers of Psychology''  lack of belief in [[God]] is positively associated with psychopathy.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4106400/ Correlates of psychopathic personality traits in everyday life: results from a large community survey] by Scott O. Lilienfeld, Robert D. Latzman, Ashley L. Watts, Sarah F. Smith, and Kevin Dutton, ''Frontiers of Psychology'', 2014</ref>

Health.com states concerning people with dark triad traits and one of the best ways to deal with them: "...people with dark triad personality traits may be able to change, but the likelihood of that happening is "minuscule," noted Hokemeyer. "The personality traits that make up a dark triad are deeply ingrained in their psyche and highly resistant to any sort of challenge that would manifest a change. The best strategy is to move away from them as quickly as possible."<ref>[https://www.health.com/condition/antisocial-personality-disorder/dark-triad#:~:text=People%20with%20the%20dark%20triad,it's%20best%20to%20avoid%20them. What Is the Dark Triad and Why Are People With These Traits So Dangerous?], Health.com, 2022</ref>

''See also:'' [[Antitheism and antisocial behavior]] and [[Atheism and narcissism]]

[[File:The Dark Triad Traits.jpg|thumbnail|800px|center|The dark triad personality traits and their various sub-traits.]]

Social science research indicates that anti-theists score the highest among [[Atheism|atheists]] when it comes to personality traits such as [[narcissism]], dogmatism, and anger.<ref>[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/science-shows-new-atheists-to-be-mean-and-closed-minded/ Science Shows New Atheists to be Mean and Closed-Minded]</ref><ref>[http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/why-sam-harris-is-unlikely-to-change-his-mind10 Why Sam Harris is Unlikely to Change his Mind] by JONATHAN HAIDT, February 3, 2014 8:36 pm</ref> Furthermore, they scored lowest when it comes to agreeableness and positive relations with others.<ref>[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/science-shows-new-atheists-to-be-mean-and-closed-minded/ Science Shows New Atheists to be Mean and Closed-Minded]</ref>

== See also ==

== See also ==

*[[Irreligion, psychopathy, crime, violence and antisocial behavior]]

*[[Irreligion, psychopathy, crime, violence and antisocial behavior]]

==References==

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