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Sunday, July 24, 2011

The Psychopath

"Lying is like breathing to the psychopath.  When caught in a lie and
challenged, they make up new lies, and don't care if they're found out. As Hare
states, "Lying, deceiving, and manipulation are natural talents for
psychopaths...When caught in a lie or challenged with the truth, they are seldom
perplexed or embarrassed -- they simply change their stories or attempt to
rework the facts so that they appear to be consistent with the lie. The results
are a series of contradictory statements and a thoroughly confused listener."
(Hare, 46)