I appreciate you taking the time to write this. I disagree with the original author- but your position is intriguing. It sounds like you place some kind of mo

I appreciate you taking the time to write this. I disagree with the original author- but your position is intriguing. It sounds like you place some kind of moral value on empathy. e.g. Empathy exists somewhere on the good to not good continuum. To me, empathy is like a telescope- neither good nor bad, it's just a way for reducing assumptions and trying to consume information- in this case- trying to understand another person's point of view without applying the filter of my own prejudices & beliefs. It never would have occurred to me that empathy is used for good or evil. I use it as a way of reducing assumptions.