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Telepathy reference

Can we remove that? Telepathy still hasn't been verified scientifically... I would explain the telephathic empathy more in the lines of cognitive biases and non verbal communication...— Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.91.14.14 (talk) 22:18, 22 June 2007‎

Animals

The first paragraph suggests animal empathy may be due to a "ulterior" motive of survival. This shows a lack of understanding of genetics and evolution. Empathy arises because it is useful for survival, but the organism is not conscious of this fact. Humans do not act empathetically thinking "I am doing this because my genes benefit". They do it because the genes program the behaviour that is beneficial to the genes. In the same way sexual lust is programmed for reproduction, but people still do it using condoms without thinking about babies. The point is empathy in animals always has a ulterior motive in a sense, because it exists to enhance survival and reproduction of the genes that program the trait, but the organism isn't aware, human, or otherwise.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.118.128.10 (talk) 09:35, 16 April 2015‎

Criticism

Someone has reverted my edit which was to create a "Criticism" section. The reason for the reversion was not well-explained, imho. It seems to me that a criticism which actually challenges the existence of the concept of empathy is worthy of a separate section. (DouglasBell (talk) 19:04, 12 August 2017 (UTC))[reply]

DouglasBell, I reverted you on this per WP:Undue weight; take the time to read that portion of the WP:Neutral policy. It states, in part, "Giving due weight and avoiding giving undue weight means that articles should not give minority views or aspects as much of or as detailed a description as more widely held views or widely supported aspects. Generally, the views of tiny minorities should not be included at all, except perhaps in a 'see also' to an article about those specific views. [...] Undue weight can be given in several ways, including but not limited to depth of detail, quantity of text, prominence of placement, and juxtaposition of statements. In articles specifically relating to a minority viewpoint, such views may receive more attention and space." So, yes, dedicating a section to one author who challenges the idea of empathy is a violation of that policy. I'm not convinced that he should be mentioned at all. But if we do mention him in this article, he should not get his own section. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 20:15, 12 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

tahank you

hola lo podrian traducir al español no sean malos por favor — Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.189.20.78 (talk) 01:36, 27 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]