Dr. Spencer Reid

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From “Our Darkest Hour”

“Evil can't be scientifically defined. It's an illusory moral concept that doesn't exist in nature. Its origins and connotations have been inextricably linked to religion and mythology.”

Tagged: Beyond Good and Evil, Good, Evil, Religion, Mythology

From “Devil's Night”

“The cool thing about Halloween is that it's a uniquely American holiday. I mean, despite its obvious origins in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian All Saints' Day, it really is a melting pot of various immigrants' traditions and beliefs. It became a little more commercialized in the…”

Tagged: Halloween, Celtic, Christian, All Saints' Day, Christmas

From “Corazon”

“The Afro-Caribbean syncretic religions began when slaves mixed their traditional religions with Catholicism in order to camouflage them. The elements in this altar look to me like Santeria. It's a Yoruban-based religion developed in Cuba. Practitioners worship Orishas, deities that roughly…”

Tagged: Afro-Caribbean, syncretic religions, Catholicism, Santeria, Yoruba

From “The Stranger”

“Dr. Spencer Reid: Do you wanna know why horror movies are so successful? Derek Morgan: Why is that, genius? Dr. Spencer Reid: They prey on our instinctual need to survive. In tribal days, a woman's scream would signal danger and the men would return from hunting to protect their pack. That's why…”

Tagged: Horror Movies, Tribal, danger, Bogeymen

From “Dorado Falls”

“You know, he might have Capgras syndrome. It's a delusional disorder in which one believes that their friends and loved ones have been replaced by imposters.”

Tagged: Capgras Syndrome, Psychiatric Disorders, Delusional Disorders

From “From Childhood's Hour”

“Depression is a vicious cycle. It frequently manifests itself in the degradation of one's personal living environment, which in turn, fuels the depression, which then worsens the living environment.”

Tagged: Depression, Vicious Cycle

From “There's No Place Like Home”

“Dr. Spencer Reid: All right, try looking for thefts involving body parts, specifically left legs. Penelope Garcia: Okay. See, this is why I can't talk about how my day was at dinner. Breakfast, lunch.”

Tagged: Body Parts, Gross, Nauseating

From “Unknown Subject”

“You know, 14 is when we start to make our own musical choices. Our cognitive development evolves at that age and we start to form our own cultural identity.”

Tagged: Teen Years, Adolescence, Age 14, Cultural Identity

From “A Thin Line”

“He doesn't give a damn about black or white. The only color that son of a bitch cares about is green.”

Tagged: Race, Greed

“Members of the Manson family left watermelon rinds at the scene of the crime and also painted panther paws on the wall in blood in the hopes of convincing authorities that the Black Panther Party was responsible.”

Tagged: Manson Family, Black Panther Party, Watermelon

From “The Pact”

“Actually, dragging is steeped in English history. Back in the 11th century, drawing and quartering was a common form of punishment, and in fact, they would also disembowel and behead the victims when they were done with them.”

Tagged: Dragging, English History, Drawing and Quartering, Disembowelment, Decapitation

From “Through the Looking Glass”

“Dr. Spencer Reid: Braden certainly would be vulnerable. Unlike classic autism, language ability is intact in people with Asperger's. They appear to lack empathy and have trouble reading social cues. Albert Einstein supposedly had it, as do some well-known Silicon Valley types. Alex Blake: Well, how…”

Tagged: Autism, Asperger's, Social Cues, Silicon Valley, Albert Einstein

From “Magnificent Light”

“Erotomania has very little to do with sex. It's a romantic or spiritual connection that erotomanics crave. Victims of the delusion tend to be from a higher social status and have done very little to stimulate or encourage such a belief.”

Tagged: Erotomania, Social Status, Delusion

From “The Lesson”

“You know, oftentimes when a stalker's advances are completely ignored, their erotomanic fantasies will be diverted to a more receptive target.”

Tagged: Stalkers, Erotomania

“The Greeks translated ‘puppets’ as ‘neurospasta,’ which literally means string-pulling. And throughout time they've been used as a method to tell kings a story so the subjects didn't have to speak directly to him.”

Tagged: puppets, Ancient Greeks

From “The Gathering”

“Nothing violates one's sense of security more than being attacked in their own home.”

Tagged: Burglary, Security

From “Restoration”

“The number of pathogens passed during a handshake is staggering. It's actually safer to kiss.”

Tagged: Pathogens, Handshake, Germophobia, Kissing

From “The Inspiration”

“The praying mantis can kill and eat a multitude of creatures but the most interesting fact is that oftentimes the female mantis engages in sexual cannibalism, meaning she'll bite off the head of her mate once copulation is complete, sometimes even during intercourse, actually.”

Tagged: Cannibalism, Praying Mantis, Sexual Cannibalism, Copulation

From “To Bear Witness”

“Lobotomies are considered to be the surgery of the soul. Doctors like Walter Freeman claimed they could cure a number of mental illnesses. He believed the procedure could relieve suffering.”

Tagged: Lobotomy, Walter Freeman, Mental Illness

From “In The Blood”

“Moral vigilantism typically has its roots in repression and guilt. This generally manifests itself in low self-esteem and self-loathing. By punishing others, the unsub may also be punishing himself.”

Tagged: Moral Vigilantism, Guilt, Repression, Low self-esteem, Self-Loathing

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