Take the example of the English patient above. Endless illustrations Of course, there must be some people born without the disgust organ. I believe it is a cardinal law of embryology that, if a function can be localized to a specific anatomic part, there must exist individuals in which that part failed to develop. There are endless illustrations. We have all met people without musical talent, color vision, good taste, charitable dispositions, honesty, loyalty, or courage.
Some occupations seem to attract people with a characteristic spectrum of sensitivities.
I suspect prisons house thousands of people who are disabled in one or another capacity that society considers essential to good citizenship. But we might also be sorry. Knowing nothing about the case, we might imagine the English patient to be especially suited to certain jobs that the more squeamish would be incapable of performing. To heighten the contrast, we have all dealt with people who are hypersensitive. How annoying they are, with their sniveling and blustering and indignation.