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		By: Let there be truth		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2021 21:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[‘Apologist’.]]></description>
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		By: Let there be truth		</title>
		<link>https://wthrockmorton.com/2021/03/25/empathy-is-not-a-sin/#comment-112138</link>

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					<description><![CDATA[‘Apologist’.]]></description>
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		By: A.Stacy		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 21:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With all sincerity, this is another reason you will not see me in any neo-cal, modern reform church.

&quot;It&#039;s not about you&quot;... ya right.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With all sincerity, this is another reason you will not see me in any neo-cal, modern reform church.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not about you&#8221;&#8230; ya right.</p>
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		By: Headless Unicorn Guy		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://wthrockmorton.com/2021/03/25/empathy-is-not-a-sin/#comment-111594&quot;&gt;Ellie is still here in 2021&lt;/a&gt;.

&lt;blockquote&gt;Of course, empathy is good. If it did not exist, then it is doubtful 
that the human race would be where it is, or here at all. &quot;Survival of 
the fittest,&quot; doesn&#039;t necessarily mean the strongest, or the quickest.  &lt;/blockquote&gt;
Darwin himself defined &quot;fittest&quot; in this context as the likelihood of reproductive success over many generations. NOT the ones who wipe out all competition.



And memes can transfer similar to genes, extending &quot;fittest&quot; as meaning those whose skills or personalities are beneficial to long-term survival of their group. Whether through competition or encouraging cooperation.

&lt;blockquote&gt;I believe he called it Glenn Beck has Notsee Tourette&#039;s.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
That anything like Dr Strangelove&#039;s arm?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://wthrockmorton.com/2021/03/25/empathy-is-not-a-sin/#comment-111594">Ellie is still here in 2021</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>Of course, empathy is good. If it did not exist, then it is doubtful<br />
that the human race would be where it is, or here at all. &#8220;Survival of<br />
the fittest,&#8221; doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean the strongest, or the quickest.  </p></blockquote>
<p>Darwin himself defined &#8220;fittest&#8221; in this context as the likelihood of reproductive success over many generations. NOT the ones who wipe out all competition.</p>
<p>And memes can transfer similar to genes, extending &#8220;fittest&#8221; as meaning those whose skills or personalities are beneficial to long-term survival of their group. Whether through competition or encouraging cooperation.</p>
<blockquote><p>I believe he called it Glenn Beck has Notsee Tourette&#8217;s.</p></blockquote>
<p>That anything like Dr Strangelove&#8217;s arm?</p>
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		By: D.J.		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is what happens when psycopathy is glorified by a culture and given prominence. It&#039;s extremely dangerous thinking and BEYOND dangerous theology.]]></description>
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