How the Christian Church Made Empathy a Sin
Update: 2025-03-25
Description
The episode reviews Emil Ahangarzadeh's article "Thou Shalt Not Care" from The Dottore Chronicles. He satirically examines the historical manipulation of Christian doctrine, specifically the concept of empathy as a sin. The article argues that medieval clergy strategically framed feeling compassion during violence, such as the Crusades, as a transgression to circumvent guilt and ensure compliance in acts of war. This theological maneuver provided a "holy loophole" that contradicted core Christian teachings of love and kindness. Ahangarzadeh suggests this manufactured "sin of empathy" was a tool for control, enabling mass violence by suppressing natural human conscience.
https://dottore.substack.com/p/thou-shalt-not-care
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