Brain tumour causes uncontrollable paedophilia - 21 October 2002 - New Scientist
Brain tumour causes uncontrollable paedophilia - 21 October 2002 - New Scientist: "'We're dealing with the neurology of morality here,' says Swerdlow. Since the area does not affect physical health, 'it's one of those areas where you could have a lot of damage and a doctor would never suspect something's wrong,' he says."So a man who is a teacher and generally fairly moral guy, has undergoes some serious moral changes -- things way out of character. He becomes an uncontrollable pedophile amongst other abhorrent behaviors. He then has a brain tumor removed and the behavior goes away. The tumor comes back. So does the behavior. It is removed again and so does the behavior change back to normal. Not only did his behavior change each time the tumor was removed, so did his desires and urges change. The striking phrase in the quote about is "neurology of morality". The man's moral compass and subsequent behavior was directly impacted by a physical illness -- namely a tumor. My question: did this man sin? |
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