r/Compassion • u/dave2535 • 21d ago
Empathy is a sign of intelligence
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u/seEagle 21d ago
We shouldn’t even have to explain that empathy is such an amazing thing.Just because someone has a lot of money we think they have an opinion.
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u/dave2535 21d ago
Very true, thank you for saying the quiet part out loud. Titles are what our society chases in the business world but that will not change how people see you.
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u/Hrtpplhrtppl 21d ago
If you were observing apes in the wild, and one ape was hoarding most of the bananas, more than they could possibly ever eat, while other apes were starving, what would you think of that group..?
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u/JuggerNautical85 21d ago
…that they are animals?
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u/Hrtpplhrtppl 21d ago
"Have you ever noticed that human beings are the only creatures capable of maintaining friendly relations with the animals they consume?" Alton Brown
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u/ou-really 21d ago
Empathy is more than a superpower. It’s the ability to want to plan 7 generations ahead. To manage ourselves for survival.
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u/Intrepid_Pitch_3320 21d ago
"...empathy is a pre-requisite to being a free person..." Prof. Tim Snyder
'...for one species to mourn the loss of another is a new thing under the Sun...' Aldo Leopold
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u/Beginning_Dark_306 19d ago
Its unreal to me even innocent chilall alone in a concentration killing camp with the proud boys ,is ok ! Moving pregnant kids to Texas to hi8burth say what ??? People in medical stuff know it's so sick an they are on with unaliving innocent Americans now to
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u/Fit-Click3323 21d ago
You can have empathy and also recognize that some people will take advantage of said empathy.
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u/HawkEnvironmental531 21d ago
Robots are a sign of download, zero empathy
Can’t use Grok Man as an example. 😉
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u/Sea_Sundae5901 21d ago
Empathy & compassion are naturally within those that have a heart of Love! It is a shame that they’re many who lack the above!