Edward AkaMan Diaries ♥
1.8.12
Distance
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
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!
27.10.11
I was with for the last exam
17.10.11
The Sadness Stuffffff Ever
Without you, my days are the same to go on.Without you, I may not have everything, but we also have fun time. People always look forward, do not always go back, no friends, you can meet in the facebook again, even more than now ...more and more ... I have a friend relationship has always been very well,but i am not now=[ .May now, I have many questions in around my mind, I was really bored and gotta mad. I'm sorry friends. When I know the truth, I may not accept some, but it is the facts. Trust is like a paper, once it's crumpled, it can't be perfect again.
So I have to put down bitterly, even if fit, will not leave deep marks. I started getting used to, you should do so.However, the traces can never be removed or destroyed, it is a problem. Happy ending can not be easy to achieve, the outcome is only cruel easy to implement.Keep on!
2.6.11
Holiday lu..... =]
Everyone, I'm back. It’s holiday, but, in this hot weather, so I leave a little unpleasant.
Everyone is very happy in holiday ,they spent to go shopping, take a look at the beautiful scenery, enjoy delicious cuisine. but I was waiting for it in this place. Another four days, I go Travel with my family. This time, we go to Thailand, many people have said, there, sure is to look at transgender people “AH GUA”, I do not believe it. so I have to try. haha
Recall today, recognized in the facebook with few new friends. Some very kind, friendly, but some seem don’t want to be friends with me, but I believe that some things can not be forced.
Gotta stop here, Cause no mood .= /
This beautiful sea, back to our arrival. as if the waves, layer by layer it coming. Happy
This city, let me think your colors, how beautiful and colourful.
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