The greatest trait of humanity is empathy.

[Westerberg]

You will never sway my opinion on this.

 

[CGI_Ram]

You will never sway my opinion on this.

I can see why you’d say this... but curious to hear more from you.

 

[Angry Ram]

 

[fearsomefour]

Like all things, in balance it is good.

 

[XXXIVwin]

You will never sway my opinion on this.

If your capacity for empathy were higher, you could relate more deeply to someone with a differing opinion...so deeply that you could come around to their point of view.

I kid, I kid... yes, I agree that a capacity for empathy brings out the best in humans. And a lack of it brings out the worst.

 

[XXXIVwin]

Like all things, in balance it is good.

Huh?

Like sociopathy, in balance it is good?

 

[RamFan503]

Huh?

Like sociopathy, in balance it is good?

Well balance in not taking things to an extreme example is good too. I think we all knew what he meant.

 

[XXXIVwin]

Well balance in not taking things to an extreme example is good too. I think we all knew what he meant.

Fair enough.

Good things in moderation are good.

But bad things in moderation still suck.

But maybe I’m over-reading things.

 

[FaulkSF]

You will never sway my opinion on this.

Are those that do not practice this any less human?

 

[fearsomefour]

Are those that do not practice this any less human?

That do not practice empathy?
It would depend I suppose.
If they choose not to they would be making a destructive choice, speaking generally.
What if they had no choice?
What if they are mentally ill?
Like mentioned above, what if they are a sociopath?
Come on, have a little empathy.

 

[1maGoh]

Huh?

Like sociopathy, in balance it is good?

Sociopathy is more or less defined by a lack of balance, so it's kind of impossible to have it in balance.

 

[fearsomefour]

Sociopathy is more or less defined by a lack of balance, so it's kind of impossible to have it in balance.

We were both being snarky.
Empathy applied all the time just makes one a sucker.
Sociopathy is much darker than a lack of balance.

 

[1maGoh]

We were both being snarky.
Empathy applied all the time just makes one a sucker.
Sociopathy is much darker than a lack of balance.

You got me. Vertigo is defined by a lack of balance.

 

[RamFan503]

Fair enough.

Good things in moderation are good.

But bad things in moderation still suck.

But maybe I’m over-reading things.

Yeah. I also get your point and in a way it’s well taken. I’m just saying it probably didn’t belong as a response to what Fearsome was obviously saying. After re-reading it, my comment came off a bit too abrupt. Didn’t really mean it to. Ah... the little screen.

Anywho..... Go RAMS!!!

 

[XXXIVwin]

This thread reminds me of an article I just read about identifying psychopathy in children as young as 3 or 4. Frightening.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/when-your-child-is-a-psychopath/524502/

 

[1maGoh]

This thread reminds me of an article I just read about identifying psychopathy in children as young as 3 or 4. Frightening.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/when-your-child-is-a-psychopath/524502/

That was a very interesting article.

 

[-X-]

Sociopathy is much darker than a lack of balance.

We're not all that bad.
Many of you wouldn't even know it about me.

 

[RamFan503]

We're not all that bad.
Many of you wouldn't even know it about me.

And yawl think he’s kidding.