My purpose is this: I see a relationship between them. They're
   found together frequently. Sometimes people who empathic are
   considered as non-thinkers. Sometimes Sociopaths are considered
   great thinkers but non-empathic. Sometimes people have different
   levels of empathy and thought. There's a relationship there of
   some kind. I don't know exactly what that is. That's why I ask.
   To do so, we have to discern the nature of empathy. What makes
   it distinct from thought? What areas is there overlap if any?
   What makes thought different from empathy? I'm not speaking of
   emotions here. Emotions can be invisible. Granted, empathy is
   *also* invisible and yet, it's not because it has a social
   component to it: an invisible social component. I find this
   interesting. I don't have a purpose beyond seeing an
   inexplicable connection that I can't quite put my finger on just
   yet, and I need help.