It does mean that there is hope. People who care about human wellbeing can be reached by other humans persuasive cases for a better approach
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We have seen the case of the black man who convinced hundreds to leave the KKK by befriending them - shifting & widening their empathy.
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Maajid Nawaz described being turned away from extremism by Amnesty supported by non-Islamist Brits caring about his welfare & rights.
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This is what ppl who see calling someone a terrorist as worse than calling them a psychopath get wrong. The latter is much worse morally.
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And people who conflate violence underlain by fundamentalist psychology with psychopathy make this same motive attribution error.
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"They are just evil' rather than 'The premise underlying their morality is horribly wrong.'
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That isn't the same as excusing it - poor things, they're just confused - because there is an easily accessible world of ideas & ethics.
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But it does mean we go about fixing it differently. eg supporting reformers rather than undermining them.
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And in less extreme cases, talking to ppl on opposing side w assumption they care about ppl rather than are racists or traitors to country.
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If you have not read this book, please do! If it's on your reading list, move it up to first place. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0076O2VMI/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 …
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Conclusion to essay on Motivation Attribution Asymmetry. http://www.barrycarter.co/motivation-attribution-asymmetry/ …pic.twitter.com/qwWcZrJ81U
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