On that person objecting on coldness, could one not frame it as not being about being cold, but about expanding the warmth and care to others? To me, thinking about broiler chickens and neglected families in malaria ridden areas is not cold at all. What is cold to me is to not think of them when making a choice about career or donations. If anything, my reading of numerical and scientific analysis of broiler chickens has increased my feeling of warmth towards those animals, without even the slightest reducing the warmth I feel toward the homeless person out in the snow. I am quite certain many other EAs feel the same way. I just do not see a conflict here?
And I also think we should be open to and positive towards people with less “warmth” but a desire to help in a more dispassionate manner. As long as one wants to help as much as possible, I do not see why it matters that much how much of the “fuzzies” they get from helping?
I totally agree with what you’re saying, that there doesn’t have to be a conflict. The way you describe it, I think that extending care through rational reflection is exactly how things can work out very beautifully.
And I also agree with your second point here, that caring doesn’t mean getting “warm fuzzy feelings”. And since being welcoming involves being non-judgmental about people, of course we should be open and positive to all!
On that person objecting on coldness, could one not frame it as not being about being cold, but about expanding the warmth and care to others? To me, thinking about broiler chickens and neglected families in malaria ridden areas is not cold at all. What is cold to me is to not think of them when making a choice about career or donations. If anything, my reading of numerical and scientific analysis of broiler chickens has increased my feeling of warmth towards those animals, without even the slightest reducing the warmth I feel toward the homeless person out in the snow. I am quite certain many other EAs feel the same way. I just do not see a conflict here?
And I also think we should be open to and positive towards people with less “warmth” but a desire to help in a more dispassionate manner. As long as one wants to help as much as possible, I do not see why it matters that much how much of the “fuzzies” they get from helping?
I totally agree with what you’re saying, that there doesn’t have to be a conflict. The way you describe it, I think that extending care through rational reflection is exactly how things can work out very beautifully.
And I also agree with your second point here, that caring doesn’t mean getting “warm fuzzy feelings”. And since being welcoming involves being non-judgmental about people, of course we should be open and positive to all!