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On the one hand, I think everyone hates that person who pulls the "I'm an empath" card.
On the other hand, "empathy isn't real" is a bad faith attack on the concept of trying to emphasize or even understand people that are different from you.
That's what I got from every Charlie Kirk debate I ever saw: a machine gun of bad faith counterarguments.
Debate is about understanding where the other person is coming from, identifying weaknesses in each other's position, and working towards shared truths.
Since he couldn't empathize, Charlie couldn't debate. So he went with the modern debate strategy: I only win when someone else is losing.
I dont know why you brought up "empaths." That is kinda bad faith if you ask me. No one is talking about pseudo science spirtualism. Empathy, mirroring the feelings of someone else when observing them, is a completely scientifically proven trait people have. There is no debate.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352154617301031
Did you stop reading after the first sentence?
No, but you included me.
Stop including me!
https://youtu.be/Lsg2qNR5q9I
...okay. I'm blocking you now, so I'm literally not including you anymore.
Bye Felicia