3 Jul 2022 3:24 pm
Hate requires empathy.DeezerShoove » 03 Jul 2022, 3:23 pm » wrote: ↑ Empathy.
You hurt yourself or have something precious stolen, you begin to realize that same hurt/suffering affects others.
What people choose to do with that information is tempered by their conscience.
Same thing with joy and esteem. You experience it for yourself and you can dole it out to others in some way.
This is basically built into our social structure. Judges sense remorse or lack thereof in sentencing, for example.
Remorse can be a perfect indicator of empathy.
I happen to agree with the saying:
The opposite of love is not hate. It's indifference.
IOW complete lack of empathy.