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Philosophy’s Anthony Jack discusses study on empathy

Do religious fundamentalists have more empathy than you?

OZYAnthony Jack, associate professor of philosophy, was the principal investigator on a study that found that fundamentalists had more empathy than those who think more analytically. “It was surprising to us that people who were fundamentalist had more compassion,” he said. “When we think of people who are fundamentalist, we think of them as lacking in compassion.”