[ctdonath2]

Near as I can tell, they don't actually have a conscience. It's not ignored, it's not there.

"Well, I wish you'd just tell me rather than try to engage my enthusiasm," said Marvin, "because I haven't got one." - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

[Slyfox]

Everyone has a conscience, we would not be human without one.

A number of years ago I was driving down the highway with a car with a broken speedometer. I could not gauge how fast I was going accept by the other cars' speed.

I thought, ''I could go as fast as I want and if a cop stopped me I could just say my speedometer was not working.''

I essentially could just ignore that thing in my car that reminded me of my speed.

Now if my speedometer was operational, I could still use the excuse of my speedometer not working.

Psychopaths and sociopaths ignore their speedometer and just glide through life creating car wrecks and have no concern about how their behavior affects everyone around them.