James_Miller comments on How my social skills went from horrible to mediocre - Less Wrong
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
Comments (199)
I don't know whether you're being playful, defeatist, or misreading me. :-)
My point is that it is possible to come close to having his level of compassion: that the difference is apparently to a surprisingly large degree more environmental than genetic.
Are you claiming that communicating this point is hopeless?
I misread you.
How would you differentiate between someone who (1) has shifted in the direction of MLK via compassion, or someone who has (2) reached his level of compassion?