Philosopher Stefan Molyneux shows how to test for empathy on a call-in show with a woman who keeps getting half-apologies from her father after years of neglect and broken promises. He says the man has no real theory of mind and she should stop trying to change him and just protect her own kids.
Chapters:
0:00:00 Family Turmoil Begins
0:06:23 The Alaska Custody Battle
0:19:37 Dad's Unusual Lifestyle
0:30:13 Marriages, Divorce, and Mom
0:46:31 The Fishing Incident
1:02:14 Heart Scare and Foot Remedy
1:12:35 Revisiting the Stepmother Story
1:24:17 Modeling Other Minds
1:30:40 Nostalgia And Gaslighting
1:37:03 The Brothers’ Trajectories
1:43:02 Kids And Credibility
1:51:38 Predictable Relationships
2:03:04 The MOAB Comment
2:07:20 NPCs And People
2:20:50 Family Duties And Boundaries
2:30:26 Empathy, Standards, And Change
2:32:10 Trying To Fix The Unfixable
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