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Author Topic:   The boasts of atheists (Atheist self-deception)
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Message 265 of 304 (330990)
07-12-2006 12:19 AM
Reply to: Message 264 by Faith
07-12-2006 12:07 AM


How can you empathize or be sensitive to another person's life if you have no knowledge of their situation. You can assume that they are in a rotten mood because of that, and by all means you should be aware of possible comments that may touch sensitive to that person.
But to empathize in such the manner you describe, makes them less of a person. They become an object, because its like you've empathy for a less then functional person! And you have no idea if they even care the way that you do about their own arms.
Its akin to pitying the blind. You can be empathetic or be sensitive to the blind person if you've talked to them, but the second you start assuming they are sad that they are blind you have crossed the line, and made them an object of unreasoning empathy.

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Message 274 of 304 (331008)
07-12-2006 1:16 AM
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07-12-2006 1:05 AM


Re: word choice
True pity is not feeling for your fellow man. True pity is putting yourself into another person's shoes and trying to experience their life and then after doing that, doing something to help your fellow man THAT is pity.
The way I feel you are using pity is more like apathy because you do nothing, you say their life is pitiful and then you proceed to do nothing.

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Message 294 of 304 (331082)
07-12-2006 9:13 AM
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07-12-2006 2:47 AM


Re: word choice
Truthfullly i don't, and I think at that point it extended into a rant of unreasonableness to say such things. In which case I do apoligize.
Whether or not I question my own reactions is not a part of this conversation. As Mr. Robinrohan is the topic of discussion.

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