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"Chapter 5 makes it clear that Mr Wilson has no understanding of the concept of empathy. He keeps referring to "nervous systems" as though they can only register orgasms and stab wounds and not vicarious joy, second-hand embarrassment, empathetic anger, and literally every other variation of emotional experience that our mirror neurons, among other things, permit us to experience. He is, simply, monstrously ignorant." 14 hours, 35 min ago

 
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“John [McCarthy]'s world is a world of ideas, a world in which ideas don't belong to anyone, and in which, when an idea is wrong, just the idea – not the person – is wrong. A world in which ideas are like young birds, and we catch them and proudly show them to our friends. The bird's beauty and the hunter's are distinct...

Some people won't show you the birds they've caught until they are sure, certain, positive that they – the birds, or themselves – are gorgeous, or rare, or remarkable. When your mind can separate yourself from it, you will share it sooner, and the beauty of the bird will be sooner enjoyed.”
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“Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.”
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“It is not enough to be nice; you have to be good. We are attracted by nice people; but only on the assumption that their niceness is a sign of goodness.”
Roger Scruton

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