Friday, July 15, 2011

The Empathic Civilisation

All humans are soft-wired with mirrow neurons for reasons of sociability, attachment, affection and companionship - the basis of Empathy.

Over time we have witnessed an evolution of empathy based on blood ties (e.g. family and tribes), to an empathy resulting from religious associations, to empathy from national identification.

Why should it stop here? Why can't we extent our empathy to the entire human race, our fellow creatures and our biosphere?

Click here to see the entertaining story, leading from mirrow neurons to an empathic civilisation.

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