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Good_Burning_Plastic comments on What degree of cousins are you and I? Estimates of Consanguinity to promote feelings of kinship and empathy - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Good_Burning_Plastic 24 May 2015 08:40:18AM *  1 point [-]

I can't see anything in the OP specifically about empathy towards involuntary celibates or the lack thereof, either in the sentence advancedatheist quoted or elsewhere.

(FWIW I agree that the OP's argument is silly, but object connotationally to advancedatheist's comment, but let's not go into it.)