[layer8]

Sounds very similar to a psychopath incapable of empathy.

[fluoridation]

Lack of empathy is the norm in nature, not the exception. A species of predator that could empathize with its prey would starve to death.

[layer8]

Yeah, my point was that the GP probably wouldn't view a psychopath as innocent as a sea lion, hence there would seem to be a double standard.