(February 1, 2016 at 7:23 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote:(February 1, 2016 at 12:52 pm)Drich Wrote: Why is this an over simplified view?
Well...because you are creating a false dichotomy:
According to you, empathy is [i]either:[i]
A. Biologically innate
[i]OR[i]
B. Taught by society
But there is also secret option C that you don't want anyone to think about:
C. Empathy is a complex combination of [i]both[i] neurobiological predisposition and societal rules, and capable of being influenced my many, many factors.
But if you offer [i]that[i] as an option for discussion then your entire argument turns to dust, so I can see why you would refuse to acknowledge it. [emoji12]
...and what was my original argument sport? don't feel bad it's called target lock.. Fighter pilots sometimes focus so hard on their targets that they loose sight of everything else and can sometimes even slam into the ground or they can get shot down by another enemy they don't see. You were soo locked on tring to prove this one little specific point you lost sight of the rest of the discussion.
In That "Empathy" will not preserve pop morality, because it is manipulated/controlled by the culture.
In other words If option 'c' is correct and empathy is in part controlled by society then how can empathy be used to keep one from become 'Nazi' like if the society itself becomes Nazi like?