I don't think we can ever have too much empathy The deeper you feel, the more you are moved to positive action And, it's how we define a moral life Without it we are destructive, directionless, and inhuman
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Replying to @cosimia_
Empathy is no virtue, usually. What we actually need more of is *compassion*. Anytime when the stakes are high: you want a surgeon not to feel your pain (empathy) but to treat you well (compassion). The reason we identify with 1 poverty stricken person but not millions is empathy
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Replying to @ToKTeacher @cosimia_
Compassion is usually triggered by empathy. You see someone in pain, immediately imagine what that would be like if it were you, and then you are moved to help. The problem is not empathy, it's tribalism, where you only empathize with a select minority. Humanism is the answer.
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Replying to @CBTman @ToKTeacher
Couldn't have said it better
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