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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.
Advantage
This whole "feeling empathy" seems to be turning into a little club of those enlightened folk who can look down on those who arent like them.. particularly those dastardly conservatives. Too bad. I was expecting a real conversation on this subject.
Now that I am old I am running out of steam, seem to be lulling into a comfort zone where I need to protect myself after years of nurturing others, does that make sense?
The moral life of babies
Research with very young babies suggests that the roots of compassion, empathy and moral reasoning might be in place from birth.
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For instance, babies seem to empathize with the distress of others - crying in response to the cries of other babies and stroking or offering toys to those who seem to be upset. Babies also spontaneously help strangers who are struggling. When experimenters acted out a range of troublesome scenarios such as trying to open a cupboard with their hands full or straining to reach a dropped peg - 1-year-olds came rushing to their assistance, sometimes traversing extensive obstacles to do so. And it's not just that babies happen to like picking up dropped pegs. If the experimenter was straining to reach a peg that they had deliberately thrown down, rather than accidentally dropped, babies didn’t come to their rescue.
These findings suggest that young children may have natural inclinations to assess the intentions of those around them and to help them achieve their goals when they seem to be struggling. The experimenters were unfamiliar to the babies yet they tried to help them spontaneously and without any encouragement from their parents or any reward. If you watch the linked videos above, you’ll note the experimenter doesn’t even thank them.
The authors of these studies interpret this behaviour as evidence that the rudiments of empathy, compassion and altruism may already be in place much earlier than expected, perhaps even from birth. But simply feeling for someone’s anguish isn’t necessarily as sophisticated as reasoning about good and bad.
You know what, Advantage? I have addressed you twice in this thread, thanking you for your honesty and contribution...and you have completely ignored me. I thought we were all having a 'real conversation on this subject'.
I thought i would be honest here and tell the dark truth to show the other side to this phenomenon
Spiramirabilis
reply to post by jacygirl
You know what, Advantage? I have addressed you twice in this thread, thanking you for your honesty and contribution...and you have completely ignored me. I thought we were all having a 'real conversation on this subject'.
Some people quit posting last night - and probably went to bed...
:-)
Just sayin'
Definition of SIMPATICO
1
: agreeable, likable
2
: being on the same wavelength : congenial, sympathetic
Origin of SIMPATICO
Italian simpatico & Spanish simpático, ultimately from Latin sympathia sympathy
First Known Use: 1864
I'm wondering if anyone here believes that early childhood experiences lead to being overly empathic...or overly NON-empathic?