di·plo·ma·cy
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–noun 1. the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations.
2. the art or science of conducting such negotiations.
3. skill in managing negotiations, handling people, etc., so that there is little or no ill will; tact:
Seating one's dinner guests often calls for considerable diplomacy.
there are several meanings of this word. one of them involves the government and power relations. there's almost more of an Se & Fi feel to it. the #3 definition seems closer to what SEI
does but this is a behaviorally oriented definition that doesn't really speak to deeper intentions.
em·pa·thy
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–noun 1. the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.
2. the imaginative ascribing to an object, as a natural object or work of art, feelings or attitudes present in oneself:
By means of empathy, a great painting becomes a mirror of the self.
here's where you are wrong about bionicgoat B&D. he, and other SEI's are able to be empathic towards
everyone, since everyone is part of the organic whole which SEI seeks to keep intact and in balance.