Being swayed by logic in an intellectual capacity is one thing, but to be swayed to commit cold-blooded murder? That's not even in the same realm of possibilities. Zack just doesn't fit the profile of a serial killer -- which is what they were telling us he'd become.
What would it take for you to commit that kind of murder?
I can't speak to specifics on Zack fitting the profile. Certainly, he doesn't seem to from what I've learned in the popular media. However, all profiles have outliers and perhaps Zack would be one. ::shrug::
What would it take for you to commit that kind of murder?
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Are you asking me because you think Zack and I are similar enough in personality/outlook to make my personal motivations have some meaning in this discussion? If so, I am flattered. But as I am neither a genius nor as detached from my emotions as Zack appears to be, I don't think my motivations do have relevance in a discussion of how Zack would become a killer.
Or are you asking me because you are changing the discussion to what I think my personal tipping point is? If so, I really don't know. I tend to eschew extremes of both logic and passion.
Actually, it was just a question about motivation, not really directed at you per se. What would it take for anyone one, but especially someone as smart as Zach, to be convinced to commit cold-blooded murder. What logical argument could you use to convince someone, who as far was we know has not criminal history at all, to do this thing. And to believe it's the right thing to do.
To me, it doesn't seem possible that Zach could be convinced to do it. Which is where the show fails and becomes ridiculous unbelievable.
The problem with logic is that it is cold-blooded. Zach has always been disconnected from the humanity of his work. I don't have a hard time buying that he could be talked into killing someone with a persuasive enough argument. And if there hadn't been a strike the show probably could've sold me on it. As it is the didn't, but I imagine they could have.
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What would it take for you to commit that kind of murder?
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What would it take for you to commit that kind of murder?
::blinks::
Are you asking me because you think Zack and I are similar enough in personality/outlook to make my personal motivations have some meaning in this discussion? If so, I am flattered. But as I am neither a genius nor as detached from my emotions as Zack appears to be, I don't think my motivations do have relevance in a discussion of how Zack would become a killer.
Or are you asking me because you are changing the discussion to what I think my personal tipping point is? If so, I really don't know. I tend to eschew extremes of both logic and passion.
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To me, it doesn't seem possible that Zach could be convinced to do it. Which is where the show fails and becomes ridiculous unbelievable.
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