He's like water, he takes the shape of what container he's in.
mo_lave
joined 2 years ago
If the high seas dries up, are we up shit creek and have to stream?
Actually support people who distribute under more reasonable terms/use Creative Commons/release to public domain.
Vive la Révolution!
Relevant xkcd
What version is this one?
That or five nights at Denny's?
Following God is already challenging enough. I don't have room to follow man claiming to represent God. You cannot serve more than one master, indeed.
Thank you for posting the full quote and the context.
Not a fan of the guy, yet I don't celebrate his murder. And regarding the full quote, he's misguided imo.
The way I understand the words...
"Empathy" - Able to approximately feel what someone else is feeling, like absorbing the mood of the room. Their emotions become your emotions.
"Sympathy" - Able to 'put yourself in their shoes'. Understand someone's feelings; at the same time, very aware of your own, which can be different.
Empathy can be used for evil ends, yet it itself is not a bad thing to have.
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And the issue is that for the people who call for a Butlerian Jihad, we are part of the problem.