I used to be apathetic towards the heinous acts I committed. Now if I repeated the same wrongdoings. I would general feel bad and even try to implant an alternative method to fix the situation. I remember the days where I would just pack my bags and hit the next town not caring whom I stole from. Now it seems distasteful and makes me question my role as a human being. Have I always been this empathetic?
I would rather not go into detail about my crimes, but if you must know it would be malicious. I would cause multiple families to split by committing adultery. Steal money from my lovers which would advertadely cause them to go bankrupt. Just the simple things.
My conscience is clear but it does not make me innocent. Even if I have manage to numb the guilt in a way that fits my needs it does not make the transgressions right. At the end of the day it really does not matter if I am empathetic or not it matters if I could follow the ethic codes that society has implemented since the dawn of time.
That's true. On the topic of empathy, I don't think hurting others means a person doesn't have it. That's what I meant by people feel at ease doing what they feel justified in. Lots of people with empathy go to war, rob houses, join gangs, etc. Empathy is more about how you feel in relation to others in my opinion.