As a result, this quality of empathy, which can be very positive in and of itself, has been co-opted in a destructive, negative way. And so, to give just one example, out of empathy, many teens will instinctively defend a trans-identified peer, not realizing that this peer is about to destroy his or her life via chemical castration and genital mutilation. Their empathy in the short-term actually contributes to their friend’s long-term pain.
Add empathy to the mix, and you end up with this: “You and your religious beliefs are obviously wrong, since they make my friend feel bad.”
And so, rather than lovingly help their friend not to mutilate and alter the healthy body God has given them, their empathy moves them to side with an act of self-destruction.
It’s the same with the pursuit of justice and equality …
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