Empathy and its Limits

The video explores the analogy between humans and birds to discuss the limits of human empathy. It highlights how empathy is necessary but often limited, using historical perspectives on illness, particularly in the 19th century, to illustrate how society has marginalized the sick. The speaker reflects on modern attitudes towards illness, emphasizing that illness is universal and not a moral failing. The video encourages listening to others' experiences to overcome barriers to empathy.

What does the narrator compare humans to in order to discuss empathy?

• Fish

• Birds

• Trees

• Mountains

In the 19th century, what term was used to describe people disabled by tuberculosis?

• Unwell

• Incapable

• Unfit

• Invalid

What does the narrator suggest is a barrier to empathy?

• Technological advancements

• Cultural differences

• Moral narratives around illness

• Lack of education

What percentage of humans are expected to die from illness according to the narrator?

• 50%

• 75%

• 93%

• 100%

What does the narrator imply about the nature of illness?

• It is a moral failing

• It is a rare occurrence

• It is a modern phenomenon

• It is a universal experience