James Kimmel, Jr.
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And I try to explain that by imagining a hammer striking a nail. And we often think about, in that case, oh, poor nail, it's just been slugged by this hammer and driven into this board. But we don't think about the hammer. The hammer by physical law, had to experience the impact of that blow at just the same intensity as the nail. And that happens for us as human beings.
And I try to explain that by imagining a hammer striking a nail. And we often think about, in that case, oh, poor nail, it's just been slugged by this hammer and driven into this board. But we don't think about the hammer. The hammer by physical law, had to experience the impact of that blow at just the same intensity as the nail. And that happens for us as human beings.
And I try to explain that by imagining a hammer striking a nail. And we often think about, in that case, oh, poor nail, it's just been slugged by this hammer and driven into this board. But we don't think about the hammer. The hammer by physical law, had to experience the impact of that blow at just the same intensity as the nail. And that happens for us as human beings.
We cannot become the instrument of another person's pain, even a person who we think started it and started the pain cycle first. We can't become the instrument of their pain without experiencing the pain that we're trying to inflict. We always will experience that.
We cannot become the instrument of another person's pain, even a person who we think started it and started the pain cycle first. We can't become the instrument of their pain without experiencing the pain that we're trying to inflict. We always will experience that.
We cannot become the instrument of another person's pain, even a person who we think started it and started the pain cycle first. We can't become the instrument of their pain without experiencing the pain that we're trying to inflict. We always will experience that.
But we are willing to set it aside for that brief dopamine high that we get by retaliating against someone who we believe has wronged us.
But we are willing to set it aside for that brief dopamine high that we get by retaliating against someone who we believe has wronged us.
But we are willing to set it aside for that brief dopamine high that we get by retaliating against someone who we believe has wronged us.
Yes, almost all forms of violence are revenge, intimate partner violence, bullying and youth violence, gang violence, street violence, extremism violence, terrorism, genocide, war, all the way from bottom to top.
Yes, almost all forms of violence are revenge, intimate partner violence, bullying and youth violence, gang violence, street violence, extremism violence, terrorism, genocide, war, all the way from bottom to top.
Yes, almost all forms of violence are revenge, intimate partner violence, bullying and youth violence, gang violence, street violence, extremism violence, terrorism, genocide, war, all the way from bottom to top.
Actually, the person who broke into your house is almost guaranteed to have been acting out of some form of perceived victimization. And the perceived victimizations that we imagine or experience in our minds, like I said, sometimes they're real, sometimes they're imagined.
Actually, the person who broke into your house is almost guaranteed to have been acting out of some form of perceived victimization. And the perceived victimizations that we imagine or experience in our minds, like I said, sometimes they're real, sometimes they're imagined.
Actually, the person who broke into your house is almost guaranteed to have been acting out of some form of perceived victimization. And the perceived victimizations that we imagine or experience in our minds, like I said, sometimes they're real, sometimes they're imagined.
Also, they may be deeper in time and relate to other experiences in their life, and they're seeking what we call revenge by proxy, which is to say you can get revenge against someone even if they aren't the person who actually wronged you. multitudes of examples of this in human life and throughout human history in which we will retaliate against someone who's an easier target.
Also, they may be deeper in time and relate to other experiences in their life, and they're seeking what we call revenge by proxy, which is to say you can get revenge against someone even if they aren't the person who actually wronged you. multitudes of examples of this in human life and throughout human history in which we will retaliate against someone who's an easier target.
Also, they may be deeper in time and relate to other experiences in their life, and they're seeking what we call revenge by proxy, which is to say you can get revenge against someone even if they aren't the person who actually wronged you. multitudes of examples of this in human life and throughout human history in which we will retaliate against someone who's an easier target.
So, for example, let me give you an instance of a child who is being abused by a parent or some other adult. the child is essentially powerless against that parent or adult and is unable to retaliate so what do they do we see that playing out in bullying in school in which they will in order to get revenge eric the gratification of revenge will pick a weaker child
So, for example, let me give you an instance of a child who is being abused by a parent or some other adult. the child is essentially powerless against that parent or adult and is unable to retaliate so what do they do we see that playing out in bullying in school in which they will in order to get revenge eric the gratification of revenge will pick a weaker child