Painkillers do kill pain, but pain itself is rarely a problem. And as there are different kinds and causes of pain, as many types of painkillers exist. Pain is

Painkillers do kill pain, but pain itself is rarely a problem. And as there are different kinds and causes of pain, as many types of painkillers exist. Pain is only a symptom, but better quality of life is often worth the side effects. As much as I appreciate a technical debate (and before I fall off Mount Stupid [1]) I feel like maybe we're approaching a non-question at different ends. Questions like "What is Pain?" "What does it mean to 'kill' pain?" "What constitutes working with the body?" and "If a head is cleaved in the forest, does it make a noise?" are all questions I'd love to spend hours debating, but the answers to these probably have little bearing on my original point. The only reason I piped up is that I know how crappy it is to be downvoted with no explanation, because what you said sounded perfectly reasonable in your own head. Apologies if I accidentally promulgated a misinformation bugbear! I will be more careful with my analgesics and my broad general anaesthetics ;) [1] https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mount%20stupid https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mount%20stup...