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It’s true, we’re so good at it because it’s what we do with each other too. We can’t really feel another person’s consciousness except to project it.

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This is why I don't think empathy, as it is commonly defined, exists.

Not completely, anyways. But I can empathize with someone who is cold at night and someone is who is a Miami Dolphins fan. Both are typically displeasant.

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