[FRIAM] Biden beats Trump

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Yes. All 4 of our answers to Nick's question are impacted.

MGD: heuristic classification
DES: testing, validation, & paths forward
FCW: reflective governance
GER: challenging the assumption of similar structure

I *still* haven't read The Myth of Mirror Neurons <https://bookshop.org/books/the-myth-of-mirror-neurons-the-real-neuroscience-of-communication-and-cognition/9780393089615>. But my guess is that whether or not they exist, there's something *learned* about both empathy and sympathy. Not having some trait or organ that another has *should* make communication and shared experiences less likely. If someone has never been punched in the face, it should be difficult for them to imagine being punched in the face.


On 11/12/20 11:25 AM, jon zingale wrote:
> I feel like this came up in vFriam recently when DJT caught the virus. I
> mentioned having empathy then and that empathy was rooted in knowing what it
> is like to be sick. I am not sure empathy requires wanting something for
> another, wanting them to be well for instance. To some extent, this seems
> like a difference wrt sympathy where one has a reactive component. To some
> extent, I may wish to see a nazi punched and still empathize with the
> experience of being punched.


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