When someone can't imagine another viewpoint well, they won't empathize with it. We don't have to agree with other views. But pretending to be other people, reading about the world as seen by other people, acting on stage and other tools of empathy are vital. The world needs empathy.

https://www.notzen.net/2015/02/not-zen-150-pretense.html

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