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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 14 Oct 2017

    Is Virtual Reality the next empathy-building and peace-encouraging technology? http://www.centerforempathy.org/virtual-reality-the-frontier-of-peacemaking/ … via @EmpathyCenter

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      1. Paul LeMahieu‏ @plemahieu 14 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @Jesse_Livermore @EmpathyCenter

        I’ll let Betteridge answer that one.

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      1. Philip Toman‏ @choratech 14 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @EmpathyCenter

        Someone, inevitably, will be in charge of choosing what persons or groups are worthy of increasing people's empathy *for*, and there will nearly always be a consequnt implicit rejection of empathy for another person or group. Y'all sure you want to do that?

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      1. (((LS Mitchell)))‏ @LSMitchell 14 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @EmpathyCenter

        Sorry: Against Empathy. (@paulbloomatyale) VR monetized will mainly be sex & violence, as it goes.

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      2. Russek‏ @AlexRussek 14 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @EmpathyCenter

        Hard to see how something so isolating can lead to more empathy.

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      3. (((gator)))‏ @allfromthegator 14 Oct 2017
        Replying to @AlexRussek @sapinker @EmpathyCenter

        As isolating as reading a book alone?

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      1. Tony Drake‏ @TonyDrake278 15 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @EmpathyCenter

        #no.

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      1. Harindra Dassanayake‏ @HarindraBD 15 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @EmpathyCenter

        With adoptive narration capability, virtual reality will certainly dominate all forms story-telling, including empathy.

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      1. Roger Linares‏ @RMLVazquez 15 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @EmpathyCenter

        To adopt another point of view never allows to understand what one observes. " It is theory which decides what we can observe" Einstein

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      1. Paul Bieganski‏ @PaulBieganski 14 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @EmpathyCenter

        Seriously...? The only thing missing is Deepak Chopra...

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      1. Nina Roberts‏ @iamninaroberts 14 Oct 2017
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        do you like virtual reality? http://vr.veganti.lepus.uberspace.de/youll-float-too-it-vr-experience-htc-vive-virtual-reality …

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      1. David Fantarrow‏ @dfantarrow642 14 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @EmpathyCenter

        What were the previous ones?

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      1. Eric Paddyock‏ @getCOMPED191 14 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @EmpathyCenter

        Translation: "How can we further brainwash white people to accept diversity?"

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      1. Camilo‏ @i_am_camilo 14 Oct 2017
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        Or next training tool for war games.

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      2. Deep Bro‏ @DeepBro2 14 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @EmpathyCenter

        Dear Mr. Pinker, NO. Because instead of sharing space, talk, food, experiences, close contact, their feelings as recalled now, you get TV...

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      3. Deep Bro‏ @DeepBro2 14 Oct 2017
        Replying to @DeepBro2 @sapinker @EmpathyCenter

        If they don't sympathize, you can lead a horse to water; but in spite of your best intents, tis naïve to think they'll change over a gadget.

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      1. DAVID PETROPOULOS‏ @dspetro 14 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @EmpathyCenter

        More stupid Psychology!

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      1. Inus‏ @Inus62163313 14 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @EmpathyCenter

        Is your naivety The best bet will be how long before it is used to spread hate and terror Human nature is what it is tribalism rules!

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      1. Shoklan‏ @Shoklan 14 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @EmpathyCenter

        With thr consideration of the Internet in our rearview mirror I would assume not.

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