An Empathy Machine?

[Rilles]

Is it possible to make a virtual reality machine this realistic; Put a Neo-Nazi into a machine that transports him to a village in Africa where he is forced to be a child soldier for 3 hours. Let him do that everyday for a few weeks. Do you think he would change his outlook? Do that with any type of ”ignorant” person.

Other Examples: 

Put a Christian in the shoes of a homosexual and vice versa

Put a Patriot in the shoes of a Terrorist and vice versa

there are 7 billion examples.