> I don't agree that empathizing with other species is letting one's empathy run amok. What's the rational reason to do it? Aside from the fact that it feels g

> I don't agree that empathizing with other species is letting one's empathy run amok. What's the rational reason to do it? Aside from the fact that it feels good (for a normal, non-sociopathic person). Eating a lot of sugary foods feels good, too. > I think there is a severe deficit of empathy in Western culture. I think that there's a mindless overabundance of it.