Empathy

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  • I would like to bring to the attention of the members of the Solseed Movement, the Space Settlement section of the website of the National Space Society. Nearly all material concerning Space Settlement (almosty 20,000 pages), that is not proprietary or classified, is included. http://www.nss.org/settlement/

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Dear Brandon CS Sanders, as you are the chief architect of AboutUs, you and the friendly and constructive people here on the site might be interested in this idea, to strengthen the role of AboutUs as a global player. So I bought FreeEscrow.org, what could perfectly align with the ideas in the AboutUs.org field. Looking for active partners to CreateAndShareWealth. <-> FreeEscrow. --fridemar 15:21, 24 February 2008 (PST)

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From the SolSeedCreed

Empathy is transcendent.
Without Empathy,
SelfLove and Wisdom are evil!

Empathy is the identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings and motives.

Like SelfLove and Wisdom, Empathy is a fundamental attribute of human nature. While SelfLove ultimately motivates all action, Empathy allows us to direct SelfLove toward action that benefits the collective. Empathy allows us to understand and value others --- it is via Empathy that we transcend self. Culture and society spring from Empathy. Without Empathy the deep understanding and trust so necessary for collective action cannot exist. It is Empathy that spurs us to value the needs of others and consider how our actions might impact them.

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Ward pointed out an interesting article in Science that indicates empathy goes at least as deep as new world monkeys. Check out The Perception of Rational, Goal-Directed Action in Nonhuman Primates. I especially appreciated this quote interpreting their results "Thus, action perception must also consist of a mechanism that evaluates action means in relation to goals, and places this analysis into a broader context that entails constraints imposed by the current environmental situation". Basically the monkeys were answering the question, "If I were them, why would I have done what they just did?" 08:42, 25 September 2007 (PDT)

I just found a very accessible and well written article on empathy. I highly recommend it! 03:13, 18 March 2008 (PDT)

http://thesciencenetwork.org/BeyondBelief/reading/, an excellent reading list