Thread: Nihilism
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Old 09-25-2006, 12:57 AM
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This isnt my understanding of compassion - I think it is inherently about putting yourself in someone else's place and experiencing suffering "second-hand".

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I would call that empathy, not compassion. To me, compassion is caring about the feelings of others, sympathy is being aware of those feelings, and empathy is actually feeling yourself what they feel.

Scott
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