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Empathy is the best tool
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RE: Empathy is the best tool
June 12, 2025 at 4:46 am
@Forever Sophist

Quote:If you’re secular, you don’t have a divine command telling you how to treat others. You probably ground your ethics in humanism, empathy, or some kind of utilitarian concern.

I don't see that this bit matters much at all. I'm not terribly concerned if a believer is empathic because of Matthew 7:12, or an atheist is empathic because of Bentham's utilitarianism. I'll take empathy, no matter the source.
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Empathy is the best tool - by Forever Sophist - June 11, 2025 at 9:26 pm
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by Thumpalumpacus - June 12, 2025 at 1:38 am
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by AFTT47 - June 12, 2025 at 1:54 am
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 12, 2025 at 4:46 am
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by Rev. Rye - June 30, 2025 at 9:37 pm
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by Belacqua - June 12, 2025 at 8:24 am
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by Paleophyte - June 12, 2025 at 10:02 am
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by Ahriman - June 12, 2025 at 12:05 pm
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by Paleophyte - June 12, 2025 at 3:16 pm
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by Alan V - June 15, 2025 at 9:02 am
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by Belacqua - June 17, 2025 at 3:57 am
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 12, 2025 at 3:45 pm
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by The Grand Nudger - June 12, 2025 at 6:17 pm
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by Ahriman - June 13, 2025 at 4:19 am
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by Angrboda - June 13, 2025 at 11:44 pm
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by The Valkyrie - June 13, 2025 at 11:50 pm
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 17, 2025 at 5:22 am
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by Alan V - June 15, 2025 at 12:20 pm
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by Alan V - June 15, 2025 at 2:24 pm
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by Rizen - June 28, 2025 at 2:41 pm
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by AFTT47 - June 29, 2025 at 3:01 pm
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by arewethereyet - June 28, 2025 at 2:43 pm
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 30, 2025 at 5:08 am
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by Rev. Rye - June 30, 2025 at 9:31 pm
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by Paleophyte - June 28, 2025 at 4:49 pm
RE: Empathy is the best tool - by The Grand Nudger - June 28, 2025 at 5:31 pm

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