You said that by virtue of being unable to "connect with people", they won't be able to get to heaven

Just that they’re less likely because they can’t understand emotions

Psychopaths fit this criteria

Well, they can "reason themselves into it"

> From a Christian standpoint, you most likely won’t get into heaven if you can’t connect to people
@moira

I suppose that psychopaths make an exception, since, as ofvo said, they didn't choose to be psychotic, and most of them can't connect to people.

Some basic principles of Christianity are love, empathy and peace

Salvation is not reached thru love empathy and peace lol

So if they're more likely to go to hell instead of heaven, because of something that they didn't choose, then God is kind of a jerk, which I refuse to accept.

How do you reach salvation then

This sounds like /religion/

By becoming born again

Which is thru a baptism, and repentance

But that's besides the point, I don't see how any of this is relevant to your misunderstanding of stoicism

@Maksim Religion and philosophy are not mutually exclusive.

Sometimes they are, sometimes they're not.

When are they mutually exclussive?

How can a psychopath repent for sins they dont even know are wrong

And yeah that was drawn offtopic

phows a stoic going to respond to their kid if he suffers a breakup

or their pets death

The kid should be ready to face that pain. @moira

Theology and Philosophy are mutually exclusive

Because it'll make it stronger.

@Maksim Not always.

*it*

You're confusing epistomology with emotions. They can know that what they did was wrong, without feeling an "emotional" connection with it

@Koninos not what i asked

how is a stoic going to help him deal

What did you ask?

Kh

@Sentient23 That’s off topic from the original discussion

Well, through facing the pain.

Wow

Very helpful to an undeveloped teen going through his first heavy emotional blow

Dear, you either face the pain or let the pain consume you.

Not really

The way the teen will face the pain is irrelevant to the current topic, but I must ask, what do you suggest the parent does?

you can face the pain while still displaying it

Displaying it is not necessary.

and release of emotion also helps