by JayI think so long as the psychopath/sociopath views their children as an extention of themselves and not a threat then it could only be benificial.
How would that be possible though? Here's my problem. I think a psychopath lacks the brain function for this kind of bond and attitude. Even if there is some sort of "psychopathic love" involved, from what I've observed in the psychopaths I know, it's too selfish to actually benefit the child.
I see your point and it's a valid one. If the sociopath sees the child as a competitor it may very well be damaging for the child. But I think sociopaths have the capacity to be protectors and providers at their core. If you look at people with these traits, they're fighters, they're firemen, soldiers, risk taking behavior may be inherant in who they are but I believe those traits can and have been used to benefit families and societies as a whole.
I know in combat I want the soldier next to me to be able to kill without hesitation (without emotion) I want him to carry on the next day without it tearing out his insides when we do our 10 click movement back to the COP. For these same reasons I think sociopaths make excellent providers and protectors of families. I believe their is honor among theives... just as I believe there is a type of love among sociopaths. It may be a fend for yourself kind of love, but I think it's there.
Well, what you said about soldiers just brought socioman to mind. The asshole bragging about killing pregnant women and other shit like that. I really hope he doesn't reproduce on this planet, for both his children's sake and ours. :D
Anyway, have to go now. Maybe I'll add a few things to this conversation if I get into another philosophical mood later.
Do you really want a bunch of spoiled and arranged "goodie two shoes" people running the world? How will they learn from their own stupidity, if all of what they perceive is a mandate to adhere to and maintain the standards they live by?
Doesn't history provide enough examples of the fallacity of that particular point of view?
Adversity and learning from it on your own is what propells us forward. Subjecting yourself and surrender to another's will isn't.