:: being bad ::

:: Friday, October 10, 2003 ::

Several points. I think Jackie's comments on abortion, and on actions as a result of circumstances being distinguished from bad behaviour per se are enlightening. It's interesting that most of the bad behaviour cited was apparently stuff that people felt guilty about rather than things that had clearly caused harm to others. (Note that the most extreme instance claimed has been left out of the summary of the session on WOLF - for legal reasons, and because we don't believe you.)

On a related point, though perhaps at the opposite end of the spectrum, there were hardly any mentions of actions that the vast majority of people would find really despicable. In the past we've been asked why this module doesn't cover material such as child abuse and serial killing. The answer is contained in the feedback from the first session - we're generally looking at behaviour that a large proportion of the population might well indulge in, but still might label as unhealthy, undesirable, perverse, etc. We're talking about being BAD, not being EVIL (whatever definitions you want to attach to those words). For serial murder you'll have to wait until the level 2 module...

Anyway, enjoy (!) the module, and remember that we practise what we preach (though, allegedly, I can't speak for the others).
:: mark 10:51 am [+] ::
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