“Without empathy we risk the breakdown of relationships, we become capable of hurting others, and we can cause conflict. With empathy we have a resource to resolve conflict, increase community cohesion, and dissolve another person’s pain. “
Simon Baron-Cohen, Zero Degrees of Empathy.
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