This paper just validates as “fact” something that I strongly believed by “personal experience” :-D As humans (evolutionarily social creatures), we have a natu

This paper just validates as “fact” something that I strongly believed by “personal experience” :-D As humans (evolutionarily social creatures), we have a natural empathy that’s hard to circumvent unless the discussion turns into very abstract statements about belief & facts & rationality. IME, all but a narrow segment of people are typically very receptive to hearing about and empathizing with other’s experiences. Over time, this might also significantly change perspectives through osmosis. Very rarely do perspectives change in any significant manner before and after a “logical argument” — and for good reason https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/06/03/repost-epistemic-learned-helplessness/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/06/03/repost-epistemic-learn...