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"super powers" to trick real bad-guys - by being "better at their game" than the bad-guys are themselves.
Last night I was watching a show and an empath was described as someone with the ability to communicate with the dead.
Do our raw emotions always have a positive result? Does emotion always translate into real world solutions?
We all think we're empathetic - and we are. If some come off a little colder or more distant - that doesn't mean they don't feel - and feel very deeply. Being able to interpret, express and share those feelings is another thing entirely
Not being able to do it to others satisfaction can be a real handicap
First of all, Aphorism has a history of interacting with me that you may not be aware of - I see through it, and that was my playful (subtle) way of paying him back. I'm aware of it, and I was prodding him when I suggested he should "try it". As I said in another post later, I'm not fooled by snide/subtle insults -and am capable of dishing them out as well as interpreting them for what they are. Others might not get it, but there's a certain "tone" that is both deceptive and condescending.
My impression of him is that he thinks he's superior and smarter than everyone else, and also is a materialist and pooh-poohs ideas of emotionality and paranormal and psychology as "pseudo-science" and "stupid." You're free to look back and see our exchanges if you like. If I'm mistaken about him, it's not my fault - it's his, as I've given him ample opportunity to straighten it out - but instead he chooses subtle double-speak "digs" rather than actual dialogue. Not the first time I've been round that block.
I don't know you as a person. But I will say this, according to the article, you are not an empath at all.
Good thread! Good luck.
My impression of him is that he thinks he's superior and smarter than everyone else, and also is a materialist and pooh-poohs ideas of emotionality and paranormal and psychology as "pseudo-science" and "stupid." You're free to look back and see our exchanges if you like. If I'm mistaken about him, it's not my fault - it's his, as I've given him ample opportunity to straighten it out - but instead he chooses subtle double-speak "digs" rather than actual dialogue. Not the first time I've been round that block.
Biigs
im very emphatic.
Unfortunately i use my powers to get what i want and to tease others for my amusement, im not a very nice person if im truly honest, people who cross me tend not to fair to well.
But its all empathy at the end of the day and im one of those that can read a mind instantly, but i usually abuse it.
I don't know. Depends on how you use the word.
That was tailor-made to illustrate my point
"Empathic" is more subtle - like being able to tell when someone is "faking" their 'love', 'joy', etc.
I don't want that gift, although I have long conversations with the deceased relatives in my dreams.
Biigs
reply to post by BlueMule
Thats what i like about it.