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Wait, being empathic is now a negative trait? I'd hope we would want our first generation of superhumans to be too empathic, or else they might exterminate all
by zanny 9y ago
Wait, being empathic is now a negative trait? I'd hope we would want our first generation of superhumans to be too empathic, or else they might exterminate all of us of inferior breed.
- bluGill 9y agoYou would want that, but that choice may not be possible. There are some known genes where you choose between social skills or memory. You cannot have both as it is the same gene.
- mmirate 9y agoIn addition to the factors mentioned in the sibling comment, empathy can often lead one to make the wrong decision. (Where by "wrong" I mean any decision other than the one best supported by one's rational analysis.)
- mmirate 9y agoSo I suppose it's not the empathy itself that's the problem; rather, it's that we are so emotionally sensitive to the data we gain from our empathy.