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3/23/2025 4:19:26 AM
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Is empathy a thing?
Me and some friends were talking about empathy, and one of them said something to the effect of "empathy is just about making others like you, so you benefit.". I am having a hard time getting around this idea, so here I am. Thoughts?
[spoiler]Yes, I know this is a weird place to ask that, but this seemed like a better place than reddit.[/spoiler]
[spoiler]please, no god(s).[/spoiler]
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7 RepliesSounds to me like someone has been reading up on [url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_R._Price/]George Price[/url]. Why should it matter? Even if empathy is in theory purely for one's own benefit, in practice it also benefits the other. In fact, it is far more likely to backfire on the person expressing empathy than the one recieving it, so if anything it benefits the other MORE. If the other is getting more benefit on average, is it fair to call it self serving?
