@sapinker By one definition, bullies actually have a developed sense of empathy. They understand how their actions make others feel.
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@sapinker Somehow read that as "baby on the wall." Lol.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker@stiantkarlsen Circumstantial empathy,maybe - sentimentality,certainly.Must manage empathy though,else we'd walk around w/out skin -
@sapinker@stiantkarlsen No-one can respond to everything all the time - it would be like having all your nerves exposed. -
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@stiantkarlsen What I mean by sentimentality:empathy not connected to reason.Practically, though, we can only respond to 1 thing at time -
@AyjayH that's part of our nature yes, but he has a point that we should choose leaders that acts on reason first and empathy second. -
@stiantkarlsen Sure, but if we did, there'd be precious little aid going to anyone anywhere. Have a feeling that may be coming, to be honest -
@AyjayH we might misunderstand each other. For me there's no conflict between reason and humanism. Reason = Germany Empathy = Greece -
@stiantkarlsen I get the feeling that people are starting to suffer from compassion burn-out.
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@sapinker Not by me. But it has aspects. Often the object is irrelevant, and unfamiliar; the empathiser has dammed-up emotions to discharge!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker it's definitely overrated as a thing to be valued in and of itself. It's not that empathy is good, but it can facilitate the good.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker of course, empathy is highly manipulable in a poorly educated, politically & culturally divided soc'y. Paradoxes argue for educ.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Sounds like the interaction of 'too much empathy' with 'too much morality' increases violence, in contrast to common belief.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker: Is empathy overrated? Paul Bloom on the baby in the well & other distorters of the moral sense -http://nyr.kr/13BXGRL ”: never.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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