I'm going to let DrD's reply speak for me. I continue to believe you got on this silly hostile track because you were stung by Robin's responses to you, plus your frustration at being unable to understand his posts.
--- In [email protected], "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" <anartaxius@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <authfriend@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" > > <anartaxius@> wrote: > > (snip) > > > I am told I am loving but not empathetic nor sympathetic. This > > > is in fact, a sociopathic trait, at least as viewed by outside > > > behaviour. This is one idea that led me to hypothesise that > > > Robin might have these traits as well. > > > > However, Robin's posts in his discussions with others-- > > including those with you--are full of evidence that he > > is both empathetic and sympathetic, as well as loving. > > He's also easily outraged by dishonesty and cruelty. He's > > tremendously emotional, as Ann pointed out to you. She > > has had experience of these traits up close and personal, > > but they're also clear as crystal just from his posts. > > > > The idea that because you have sociopathic traits, > > therefore Robin might have them as well is about as > > absurd as any I've seen on this forum. That's why *I* > > hypothesize that your idea--or at least the idea to put > > that "hypothesis" in your posts--has to do with your > > resentment that Robin gave you a hard time about your > > "philosophy" rather than with a speculation you've made > > on the basis of any actual evidence or intellectual > > analysis. > > > > The rest of this is equally nonsensical. I'm not even > > going to try to comment on it. > > > My hypothesis that Robin might be a sociopath was bases on 1) His past > behaviour. 2) That he came on very friendly in the beginning, but later on, > with some of us, seemed strangely invasive. 3) That some who knew him (not > all) still feel he is the same Robin of old. > > That a person shows empathy and sympathy is not a sign a person is not a > sociopath because sociopaths are reputed to be very good at mimicking these > emotions even though they do not experience them, they are ultimate > chameleons. This is one reason they seem so charming and disarming. They can > read people's emotional state like an open book and respond in kind. > > I reread some of Robin's posts to Curtis. I find them downright creepy. Robin > is extremely intelligent, but I do not feel the way he communicates is in the > service of betterment. I have learned more from reading your posts, Judy, and > Curtis's posts, and Barry's posts than Robin's posts, in fact just about > everyone's posts here. There is something eternally discomfiting about > Robin's style of discourse. For those who thought he was a great master and > willingly subjected themselves to this man, that is fine with me, but those > of us who think something is wrong with this fellow, there is some comfort in > numbers. > > I revise my view of him. A Narcissist with sociopathic tendencies. This is of > course an hypothesis, awaiting professional diagnosis. No one has to believe > it is true. > > > > > > > This might seem like a contradiction to a woman, to experience love but > > > not empathy or sympathy - it seems to me women's emotional states > > > penetrate much further into every aspect of their experience than men's. > > > I think this is why Barry is able to yank your chain, as an illustration. > > > While he proposes various scenarios that seem to have emotional value in > > > them, for him there is probably little or no emotional value, and it is > > > not a serious matter with him. But perhaps you take those prompts more > > > seriously because of the way you are wired up and see them as more > > > significant; you do not respond as if it were a joke. > > > > > > Your writing appears to me to have an excess of drama in the way you > > > express yourself when you are using emotional words. This is not always > > > the case, but with things that seem to be important to you, it does seem > > > to be the case, to me at any rate. > > > > > > Regarding my 'philosophy', I am sure Robin did not appreciate it, nor I > > > his. As for my consciousness, it has been pretty much the same since as > > > long as I can remember (4 or 5 years old), so there is nothing remarkable > > > there. There were some unusual experiences along the way, but I think > > > those are mostly done with. > > > > > > Note that the statements herein are hypotheses, not facts. > > > > > >
