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Re:The death of reading is threatening the soul by yumaikas on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @03:11AM (#14845745)
I'm not sure that books readily teach empathy, however. The can expand you exposure to things that others have to go through, but empathy requires caring about other people to begin with, and few books will teach that on their own.
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Re:The death of reading is threatening the soul by icebraining on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @03:26AM (#14845809)
Books don't give you just what others go through, but also what others think - their state of mind. If you prick us, do we not bleed? only works for psychological "pricks" if you can imagine the person psychologically bleeding, and books can let you experience that.
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Re:The death of reading is threatening the soul by philippoi on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @03:34AM (#14845863)
There's a popular study result that says it does: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/342/6156/377
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