But moral damage and a misperception of reality usually are not enough to lead to murder.

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Rather the long-term effect is moral, in terms of damage done to the reputation of all clergy, guilty or innocent.

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After analyzing data from 47 independent brain imaging studies, researchers found that the rule-breaking behavior common to people with antisocial, violent, and psychopathic tendencies may result partly from damage to the neural circuitry in the brain that underlies moral decision-making.

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