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[deleted] t1_ittfru1 wrote

Reply to comment by Badtrainwreck in Man bursts into flames after being tasered during arrest in Arkansas by V3r4L4u7aro420

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bananafobe t1_itu3jzj wrote

It's not contradictory to feel empathy for someone who was harmed by their own actions.

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NGJohn t1_ituhiu1 wrote

And it's not necessarily callous not to feel empathy for someone who was harmed by their own actions.

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ADHthaGreat t1_ituj76b wrote

Yes it is.

Empathy is about putting yourself in someone else’s shoes. Imagining if it was YOU getting set on fire.

I assume you’re thinking of sympathy.

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NGJohn t1_ituk6yz wrote

Hmmm. Yes, I think you're right, thanks.

I don't think most people feel empathy in these horrible instances either, though. Most people aren't very empathetic to begin with.

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ZenHun t1_itw09n4 wrote

Most people aren't very smart to begin with. So do we allow ourselves to be dragged down to the common denominator, or do we stand above?

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NGJohn t1_itwhp43 wrote

I'm not really sure what you mean by your comment since intelligence and empathy are to a large degree innate, but whatever.

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Miguel-odon t1_ittqz22 wrote

I won't make that assumption without evidence.

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