1.8.12

Distance

"An imaginary circle of empathy is drawn by each person. It circumscribes the person at some distance, and corresponds to those things in the world that deserve empathy. I like the term "empathy" because it has spiritual overtones. A term like "sympathy" or "allegiance" might be more precise, but I want the chosen term to be slightly mystical, to suggest that we might not be able to fully understand what goes on between us and others, that we should leave open the possibility that the relationship can't be represented in a digital database.

If someone falls within your circle of empathy, you wouldn't want to see him or her killed. Something that is clearly outside the circle is fair game. For instance, most people would place all other people within the circle, but most of us are willing to see bacteria killed when we brush our
teeth, and certainly don't worry when we see an inanimate rock tossed aside to keep a trail clear.

The tricky part is that some entities reside close to the edge of the circle. The deepest controversies often involve whether something or someone should lie just inside or just outside the circle. For instance, the idea of slavery depends on the placement of the slave outside the circle, to make some people nonhuman. Widening the circle to include all people and end slavery has been one of the epic strands of the human story - and it isn't quite over yet.

A great many other controversies fit well in the model. The fight over abortion asks whether a fetus or embryo should be in the circle or not, and the animal rights debate asks the same about animals.

When you change the contents of your circle, you change your conception of yourself. The center of the circle shifts as its perimeter is changed. The liberal impulse is to expand the circle, while conservatives tend to want to restrain or even contract the circle.

Empathy Inflation and Metaphysical Ambiguity

Are there any legitimate reasons not to expand the circle as much as possible?

There are.

To expand the circle indefinitely can lead to oppression, because the rights of potential entities (as perceived by only some people) can conflict with the rights of indisputably real people. An obvious example of this is found in the abortion debate. If outlawing abortions did not involve commandeering control of the bodies of other people (pregnant women, in this case), then there wouldn't be much controversy. We would find an easy accommodation.

Empathy inflation can also lead to the lesser, but still substantial, evils of incompetence, trivialization, dishonesty, and narcissism. You cannot live, for example, without killing bacteria. Wouldn't you be projecting your own fantasies on single-cell organisms that would be indifferent to them at best? Doesn't it really become about you instead of the cause at that point?" 


2.5.12

Better days and it will be the last


In my life, the best day is when I went to camp on the eve of, friends and family they could not bear.
in the eve, my friends and I eat around, go everywhere., it is the fastest growing period.
In these three months, no camera, no WHATSAPP,INSTAGRAM,FACEBOOK.HAIZXXX
Records of these memories is firmly in my brain, that's my memory. "
Kbox > Garden East > Everywhere Around Ipoh > Tuck kee > Round Ipoh Again > North > South > East > West > Lavish > Euro House > Garden East > Cutie Myvi > McDonalds>Mahkota>Foh Sing "is the other apart of my life ...
Together with you guys, nothingthat can replace you guys, you guys are my one and only one.
Remember your promise,wait us back. This is your task,once again to extend our partttttaayyyy lifessss!!
ADRIAN TEH CLANDERELLA KIT YAN! HERE WE GO!
Good Bye and Take Care=]


30.4.12

A Day Before National Services


There are three day more, I should start countdown. Countdown was not intended to cause euphoria or looking forward to, but I'll leave the house and my good friend. When the day arrive, so how do I feel? Into the barracks before, friends bid farewell to my departure. Fun day with them, really unforgettable. Especially that day.. ... That day ...That day, like losing myself to be crazy like others. In any case, the naive great. Always cherish. On that day, I met a friend, he is also pretty good and awesome.I think he is my primary school alumnus. Really is a small world.Things I had packed into barracks, and all are waiting for ...Friends, I will not forget you, for me, crazy will last for days!