Fantasizing about murdering your boss is actually quite normal and suggests that you are more evolutionarily advanced, a leading psychologist has claimed. She told the Cheltenham Science Festival that rehearsing the details of murder in the mind reminds people of the negative consequences. Murder fantasies are an empathy exerciseResearch indicates that employers are a favourite subject of murder fantasies, as well as ex-partners. Murder fantasies are an empathy exercise,” said Dr. Shaw. Some evolutionary psychologists have argued that fantasizing about murder indicates a person is more evolutionarily advanced because it suggests their ancestors have adapted to that behaviour rather than actually killing people.

Source: National Post June 07, 2019 15:33 UTC