Do we lock them up in jail?, Do we help them find god? Do we treat them with drugs?

None of the above beleive it or not will ever work. The human mind has to be completley altered to a certain model inorder for it to then conform with the norm of society, The norm being for me is, not assisting in the demise of society. If a mind could be altered in such a way it would infact be considered IMO as the murder of a personality. Such an alteration would mean the destruction of negative Neural pathways, negative behavioural structures, all of which have branched off from a central point creating other behavioural structures and other pathways that determine how a person is and how a person reacts to people, situations, themselves, what thoughts are harboured in their minds.

You can control a persons violent or negative behaviours with drugs and therapy or with god and the bible. You can teach them new behaviours and new ways to cope with there negative selves, and to therefore reduce the risk of them offending in any negative way. " Suppression". What you have not done though, is to have removed from them the negativity and the corruption in the mind. You have not taken away the neural pathways and behaviours that are hard set in the brains that cause them to be violent, negative, Anti-social, muderers, self mutilators. The pathways are still there, they are still there and regardless of what new behaviours are created, regardless of what drugs they have been given, or therapy they have had, their soul and their mind will be forever scarred. On the outside they will appear to be well, and will live stable and promising lives in some cases, but inside the mind the torment of good and evil, positive and negative will rage on for how ever long they live. The new positive behaviours they have learnt will be in conflict with the negative ones. All the while this is going on the person is left feeling drained of life and feeling.

The dangers of suppressing such behaviours and mindsets will create a ticking timebomb. A person will have to spend the rest of their life not knowing that maybe one day, these negative and violent emotions and tendancies will release themselves with horrific conciquences.

How does god think of people who have been built to commit violent or antisocial or horrific crimes? They were not born in this way. They were made this way. How does God think of them when their sins do not manifest themselves physically, but instead manifest themeselves in their thoughts and their souls?

A sin is a sin. Whether physical or not. Why should somebody be damned for the way they were made?

RUNDOWN OF POINT

The brain of a child soaks up information. It soaks up behaviours and mindsets. A child copies its parents in all that they do. A child is full of questions. A child that has been raised around violence and negativity, has been abused sexually, physically, psychologically will have all this information hardcoded into their minds and it will be learnt. This will hardley produce an adult that is mentally stable.

If crimes are commited, whether hanous or petty, will they be forgiven?
Will God embrace them no matter if they have lived their whole lives in sin and negativity?

Who should be blamed? Why does God not help a new soul in torment?

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The human brain is the architect of reality

Also, you bring a good point. I'm a firm(well, sorta firm) believer in enviroment influencing behavior. I also believe, God has ordained everything. What we do is no suprise. If I had enough control over your life, I can choose your favorite color, your mannerisms, etc. In a way, we're programmed.
But I'm also a firm believer in responsiblity of actions. If we can't be held responsible for our sins, we don't need a savior. But we need a savior.
God can forgive all crimes, no matter what they did or how they live.

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I was exposed to pornography inadverantly by my father at a young age. After that, I began pursuing it. Once at college with a semi-private room and constant internet connection, I became completely addicted to it. I didn't even see anything wrong with it at the time, and pretty much ignored my girlfriend, then fiance, then wife's objections to it. I tried stopping once, but then decided it wasn't a big deal and began again. But whatever caused my susceptability, I was choosing to continue it. It was only when I rededicated my life to Christ that I even saw it for the evil it was, and was given the tools to excercise authority over it.

The tempation IS still there, though. The habit was still in full force when I began my Christian life, and I stumbled many times. I still sometimes dread being left alone with an internet connection at home. But I don't live my life always being fearful. The torment of Good and Evil rages on and I've accepted that it always will. Now, however, Good is on the winning side. A struggle with the nature of sin within oneself is part of the fallen human condition. That does not make me a programmed machine, however. I am a moral agent, capable of choosing good or evil. Christ has given me the power, not to suppress evil, but to overcome it by choosing good instead.

So how does God feel about people like me who are hard-coded for evil? I can state with confidence that He loves us. He's willing to free us from that burden of sin. He forgives us when we stumble and helps us back up to continue walking with him. Had I not been held accountable for my sin, it would still control me. But God didn't simply say, "Well, it's ok because he can't help himself." He loved me enough to hold me accountable, as he does everybody whether their sin is small or great.

Interestingly enough, I happened to read a good article from a Christian perspective about being programmed early on in life this morning. It might be an interesting read for you. http://www.str.org/free/commentaries/life/legacyin.htm

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I've rambled off track for a bit and I apologize. I wanted to state that the only sins that will not be forgiven are those that aren't repented of.
Although Christ did die for our sins and we all have that atonement for sin on our behalf, we don't receive it unless we request it and accept it. Many people can forgive and be forgiven, but some can't bear to accept forgiveness of or for themself. This is one consequence of sin, but it can also be a precious reminder. It can remind us of where we were and where we are. The difference between those two points is up to us.

One final question: If society determines our behavior, then our reactions to society have no affect on our behavior, do they?