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Dr. Gad Saad

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Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

I mean, when you think about, say, Navy SEALs,

Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

right what do you think about you think of brawny guys that can you know withstand all physical ailments i mean until of course joe biden created a more inclusive military that was more based on you know trans rights and so on but until joe biden we when we think about the navy seal we think of someone who has incredible athleticism courage so on that's what we want in our navy seals

Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

Well, our intellectual Navy SEALs, meaning our academics, should be exhibiting that kind of boldness, that kind of ferocity, that kind of intellectual courage.

Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

They're exactly the opposite of that.

Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

They're the most sheepish folks because they're so afraid to ever

Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

be ostracized from the cool kids party right you know i don't want to speak out because i'm going up now for a promotion to associate professor okay now i become associate professor well i don't want to speak out because now i'm going up for a full professorship okay well now i don't want to speak up because i'm going up for a chair professorship well now i don't want to speak out because if i speak up then i won't get my national foundation science foundation grant

Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

So there is always a reason why it is justified for me not to speak out.

Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

It's okay, God's side will have the courage to speak on my behalf while I go to class and say, yeah, yeah, of course men too can menstruate.

Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

Of course, by

Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

biological men should be competing with women.

Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

This is completely natural because there are no sex differences between men and women, which otherwise a three day old pigeon knows to be false.

Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

But I certainly am not going to stand up.

Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

And so what I've had over the past 30 plus years, Sean, is I've had thousands and thousands of emails sent to me from professors that have the following structure.

Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

You ready?

Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

Dear Professor Saad,

Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

Several paragraphs of beautiful compliments.

Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

And then there is a final sentence.

Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

Can you guess what that final sentence is?

Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

What is it?

Digital Social Hour
Why Empathy Can Become Dangerous: Dr. Gad Saad Explains | DSH #1638

If you decide to read my email on your show, please don't mention my name.