I agree. :) Usually by this point i would have expected one of us to start posting things like "Stfu, you dont know anything, what are you retarded?" But thank god, we seem above that :)
I think we see things very differently. If asked, i would say that Hannibal Lecter is in complete control of his actions. His attacks are usually done out of necessity, or anger. (or rather, a sense of "moral" superiority over the people he mangles).
This is a VERY interesting article, the writer actually builds a profile for Hannibal.
http://crimelibrary.com/serial_kille.../lecter/1.html
if you couldnt tell, i Live a bit at this site. MY fiance did a ton of research here for her final paper in criminal justice (she also majored in psychology).
The upside is, as with all science, it is healthy to have a difference of opinion. Keeps ideas from getting to incestuous and full of themselves.