In fact, I assume that most people would feel some mild aversion to animal “cruelty” even if they knew with certainty that the animals in question lack sensory awareness, because our evolved intuitions cannot be overridden without some effort.
This is why cruelty to animals is useful as an indicator of sociopathy in humans.
My housemate’s favourite sim pastime was creating a house for the cast of Buffy and Angel… complete with a graveyard to patrol. Swimming pools without ladders are dangerous apparently.
This is why cruelty to animals is useful as an indicator of sociopathy in humans.
I wonder if torturing Sims is also correlated with sociopathy?
They may be too few players who don’t to test.
My housemate’s favourite sim pastime was creating a house for the cast of Buffy and Angel… complete with a graveyard to patrol. Swimming pools without ladders are dangerous apparently.