Is there any way to be forgiven?
I think about this often. We are composed of multiple circuits that shape our reality. These are layered and extremely dynamic. Memory is more geometry than storage. I always wonder if in some cases the shape can be made more socially acceptable/less mentally ill. We're not far enough along to manipulate this shape in a meaningful way, but I'd like to achieve some of this one day. Are there any shapes (mental illnesses) that are too deviated from normal to be repaired? Currently, the intersubjectivity of the public is judge and jury. I guess, one day we'll see.
Or, what are acceptable treatments? Paedophilia and chemical castration for instance - if who we are attracted to is not a choice, what does that mean? Where is the line of unacceptable deviation, and what happens to that line over time?
One thing I'll be studying during the summer is the beginnings of uncovering the randomness of behavior. Usually these non-heritable changes are chalked up to the "environment." Some can be accounted for and others cannot. There are examples in nature of identical genetics and only minimally different upbringing that manifests as huge differences.
I wonder if anyone has done a study to see if there are genetic features of people that exhibit this behavior. If not, it would be cast into the environment category as being the explanation. Is this random though or learned?