While it's much more difficult to feel the suffering and hardship of those much further away?
Do you think that will ever change?
2007-06-22 03:02:38 · 4 answers · asked by Habt our quell 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Over a hundred thousand years, things like that are 'hard-wired' into our genes for the sake of survival of our species...
2007-06-22 09:18:44 · answer #1 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the hard-wiring for empathy is enterily individualized. Some people are hard-wired to care, others are not.
I believe more people are hard-wired to care about global issues than not, but we shut that part of ourselves off because there's nothing we can do. It's tough on a person to beat their soul against a brick wall, day in and day out. So most people just try to protect and promote those around them and figure that, on the other side of the world, people are doing the same.
2007-06-22 03:07:45 · answer #2 · answered by LoneRanger 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would be inclined to say that it is called affection as you are affected by the 'pain' of another. Proximity isn't really relevant as we are all one and it is only natural for one part of this organism to experience something when another part does.
Mankind has lost its sensitivity to this by separating itself from life and using thought to live instead of the natural organic intelligence that is in the living organism.
2007-06-22 03:14:20 · answer #3 · answered by @@@@@@@@ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To see the change you have to be the change. .
and for that
you have to imagine yourself in there place
i.e. imagine that you are going through there pain
believe me it works but after all it all depends on your intentions
2007-06-22 03:19:55 · answer #4 · answered by coco 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋