The Empathic Civilization:
Amazing video. It's appears to be a speech that was animated later by someone, and the animation itself is worth watching for. But the meaning of the video, the actual core of the speech, is the development of human empathy. In the history of humanity its really a very recent development. They begin talking about mirror neurons and our studies of chimpanzees, and extend it all the way through to how we should use our 'soft-wired' nature for empathy to 'extend the tribe'.
It's really a wonderful video if you've got 10 minutes. Or ten one-minute chances to watch it.
I'm pretty solidly in agreement with the original author/speaker, but I'm wondering what you all think. It this the path to the 'one-world government' that American conservatives fear? Is it reasonable to think that we can unite the entire biosphere and all humanity under a common understanding of empathy, given the differing religious views still commonly in use today? Should we? Is nationalism important for our safety?