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cyclonefence

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1. to empathize is *not* superhuman

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Wed Sep 25, 2024, 11:46 AM

Sep 2024

It's basic human--humanity, if you will--and a normal person grows up knowing and learning how to empathize. A sociopath cannot empathize, and that is not normal.

Normal people--everyday, *normal* people--empathize. If you can't empathize, you are not normal. Simple as that.

Learning to empathize at a late age is wonderful, but it is not superhuman.

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Hillary Clinton: To err is human, to empathize is superhuman [View all] Zorro Sep 2024 OP

to empathize is *not* superhuman cyclonefence Sep 2024 #1

I think you missed the point of the op-ed DemonGoddess Sep 2024 #2