The Limits of Human Compassion
Authored by: Evan Wong Art by: Laura Lee Humans are widely considered to be the most moral, ethical creatures on Earth, yet so many of our actions seem to directly contradict this generalization. One of the most prevalent examples of this contradiction is our tendency to cry over the deaths of fictional characters while turning a blind eye towards real-world humanitarian crises. A vast majority of people agree that real-world tragedies bear much greater weight, but this rational thinking...