To prevent a motte-and-bailey response, sure, there are many things that me and other people have in common, mostly at or near the physiological level: we love pleasure, hate pain, usually enjoy being smiled at (unless we suspect some ulterior motive), hate being yelled at, etc. Yes, there are thousand similarities.
Even something simple as “hate pain” isn’t as straightforward. There are plenty of masochists out there who choose to act in a way that painful to them. Pain can make people feel alive.
Even something simple as “hate pain” isn’t as straightforward. There are plenty of masochists out there who choose to act in a way that painful to them. Pain can make people feel alive.