Re: Walk a mile in Omar\'s shoes
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But we do not easily feel sympathy for the mother who may be weeping over the death of her child—the bomber.
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She popped out a monster, and likely helped to develop his attitude with her religion that she's too cowardly to put aside. I have no sympathy, and no empathy for her.
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Empathy can prevent war and it can help win a war.
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Bombs do an even better job of preventing war. Nuclear weapon scientists have done more for peace than all the Nobel Peace Prize winners in history.
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Do we always want to prevent war or to understand our political opponent?
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This is a false dichotomy.
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Do we want to win a war badly enough to empathize with our foe?
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This isn't even a question.
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Do we want to use reason when fighting is so much more fun?
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Try to reason with a man who believes stoning a teenage girl to death for having sex is a righteous and God given activity.
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