empathy
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Good, the “Sin of Empathy??”, Rantings and Ravings
I read the other day there are some nationalists who now consider empathy a sin. They have attached themselves to one of the world’s major religious traditions by a thread, if that. Given the times we are in, this touch… Continue reading
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Good, Empathy, and Empathy’s Abuse
Michael Ventura, author of Applied Empathy, offered an interesting take on the subject of empathy in his article in the New York Times entitled The Dark Side of Empathy (May 4, 2025). He described two forms of empathy; one being… Continue reading
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Good, Open Ears, Shut Mouth and Stories for Now
The minority party is making little headway and in fact losing ground. How can this be? Perhaps their lesson here is almost anything is better for a human being than being patronized. “I feel your pain . . . etc.”… Continue reading