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Elon Musk is on record stating that empathy is a weakness. VP J.D. Vance has said that empathy should be limited to those in one’s immediate family circle. Some in right-wing, Christian nationalist circles preach that empathy practiced broadly toward all is a form of national suicide. Dr. James Davis May, director of the creative … Continue reading In Defense of Empathy
Throughout life, we develop qualities like decency, respect, and empathy through experience, relationships, and the temperament we’re born with. These ingredients shape our conscience — the inner voice that guides and regulates our behavior. For many people, God is part of that story. For others, moral behavior grows from the natural consequences of our actions: … Continue reading A Humanist Approach to Everyday Ethics
In a post colonial world we are surrounded by binaries; gay or straight, black or white, conservative or liberal. However, if we as Unitarian Universalists/Progressive minded people define ourselves as what and who we are against, we have effectively become a “blue MAGA”. What if the answer lies in the space between the binaries of … Continue reading Finding Neplanta
