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“…I was searching for the nature of evil and I now think I have come close to defining it. A lack of empathy. It’s the one characteristic that connects all the defendants, a genuine incapacity to feel with their fellow men. Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy.”

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Can empathy lead to sin? Some conservative Christians argue it can
Some voices on the Christian right are arguing the virtue of empathy has become a vice. Those Christians claim empathy can manipulate people into accepting what they see as sins, like abortion access ...
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August 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
RIP to Val Kilmer, one of my favorite actors. I grew up with his Doc Holliday, Madmartigan, Batman, iceman, and even Gay Perry. A complicated man, and a hell of a legacy.
April 2, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I can’t wait to see how President Musk tries to spin this. I can hear it now “I paid for this election and lost. They must’ve cheated!”

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Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, defying Elon Musk
Liberals will maintain their narrow majority on the court after Crawford’s victory in the first battleground state election of Trump’s second term.
www.nbcnews.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:30 AM