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Im not convinced he didnt know empathy existed. I believe he uses these weak cliches as a piffy jumping off point while "debating." Sure, no one can feel the exact same way as someone but thats not what empathy means. I believe Charlie knew that but instead of conceding the point he would use appeals like this to get suggestable people to deny the reality of empathy.
He demonstrates this by admiting he knows the meaning of the word sympathy and how it is different from empathy.
Just fyi, I think you might mean “pithy” unless you were going for an onomatopoeia
I mean it as something that makes you go, "pft."
Im not a word scientist.
Mmm... yeah. I think you have a point here.
And on reflection, I don't know what possessed me to believe that Kirk was honestly relating his view on the matter.
Well sociopath or psychopath, we can both agree he was not mentally well.
Exactly. The whole "just debating" thing is a load of wank. It's just a way to frame manipulative ideological recruitment.
Why was he going to universities to "just debate" ? Obviously, the purpose was to recruit supporters for his kooky agenda.