Extending empathy to those whom I can’t actually see just seems like the obvious thing to do since the fact that I can’t see their faces doesn’t appear to me to be a morally relevant feature of my situation and I know that if I could see them I would empathize.
So I’m not constructing an emotional justification post hoc so much as thinking about why anyone matters to me and then applying those reasons consistently.
Extending empathy to those whom I can’t actually see just seems like the obvious thing to do since the fact that I can’t see their faces doesn’t appear to me to be a morally relevant feature of my situation and I know that if I could see them I would empathize.
So I’m not constructing an emotional justification post hoc so much as thinking about why anyone matters to me and then applying those reasons consistently.