![]() ![]() As “people of the lie,” they deceive themselves as well as everybody else. They cannot bear the pain of introspection. Such “malignant narcissists” reject all criticism and repress all self-doubt. Evil people are also unable to assume the viewpoint of their victims, and so they lack empathy for the hurt they have caused with their cruel words and deeds.” By lashing out against others and saying they see evil in them, they are able to transfer their guilt. That’s because the evil parties consider themselves above reproach and must deny their own badness. “Evil individuals programatically indulge in scapegoating, blaming personal problems or the problems of society on someone else or another class of people. Scott Peck’s diagnosis of evil as a personality disorder: In his timely essay on “The Psychology of Evil,” Frank Batavick summarizes M. –– Georges Bernanos, Diary of a Country Priest ![]() What could I say, what could I do to help this wounded creature whose life seemed to be flowing away from some secret hurt? Dis gnaws the traitors in the pit of hell (Inferno 34), Codex Altonensis, Pisa, c. ![]()
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