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====Empathy====
Empathy is based on a willingness to listen to the other (Jennstål 2008, 155). By talking about their personal experiences participants become more familiar with one another and more vulnerable to each other, fostering empathy and trust (Rosenberg 2007, 355).
====Trust====
Interpersonal trust is about whether you believe that most people can be trusted. According to Uslaner (2001) trust is not dependent on ad hoc experiences, i.e. attitudes towards other people is quite stable and gained experience by interacting with others does not affect the level of trust significantly. The grounds set early in life and trust in other people is not affected by affections.
Generalized trust is the belief that most people can be trusted while particular trust includes trust only for those who are like oneself. Particular trust can exacerbate conflicts between groups because it causes differences between the groups to be highlighted while generalized trust has a positive effect on people's engagement in society. To socialize with like-minded does not mean that one automatically trusts people one do not know. The single most important factor to increase generalized trust is to make people believe in a good future. When people regard the future as good the trust for other people, strangers and friends, increase (Uslaner 2001, 573).
==Epistemic Considerations==