Content on Compassion (Page 2)
The Billion-Year-Old Golden Rule of Symbiosis
Although the origin of the Golden Rule may lie thousands of years in the past, there is another variant of the rule, even more ancient, that needs our attention.
Going From Patient to Person
What would medicine look like if both doctor and patient viewed each other as being in God’s image? Dr. Jonathan Weinkle thinks that perspective could be transformative.
What Maimonides – and Larry David – Knew About the Psychology of Giving
Maimonides had many forward-looking insights about intuitive psychology, some of which we are only beginning to appreciate today.
Open Your Eyes
As we begin this new year, there are millions like Hagar and Ishmael wandering their personal wildernesses in search of survival and needing aid. We learn from the Torah not to expect divine intervention to rescue them. We need to act ourselves, as did Hagar.
How Scientific Questioning Impacts Faith
Answering difficult questions about the world and comforting people in a time of need requires the best wisdom from both religion and science.
Three Reasons White Evangelicals Hate Obamacare
White evangelicals tend to support pushing back certain provisions of the ACA, or eliminating it altogether, for at least three reasons particular to their religious group.
The Science of G’milut Chasadim
How does empathy differ from compassion? What are the best strategies we should employ to influence one another to be more caring?
When Empathy Prevents Compassion
The problem with empathy is that we tend to focus on what’s immediately in front of us, which means that we lose the opportunities to make a big difference.
We Need Light to See Each Other
We are mindful of that web that connects all of us, and we will, God-willing, emerge to tread more softly, honoring one another in our shared human vulnerability.
When Reality Is Hard to Accept
Once I accept reality, I can begin to work on the world as it is, rather than the world that exists in my head.
I Can’t Understand Trump Supporters. But I Need To.
If I shut the door entirely and write off and not engage with 40% of the American population, then I’m actually part of the problem.
Everything is Awe-Some
If transcendence can help us become better people, then not only science, but religion, can add something to the conversation, as well.