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If we're not in pain, we're not alive.
by sturza 5y ago
If we're not in pain, we're not alive.
- echelon 5y ago> If we're not in pain, we're not alive. That's a silly assertion. Pain isn't a hallmark of life--physical, mental, or otherwise. There's no 'merit' to it. There are plenty of organisms without pain receptors that are definitely alive. Pain doesn't correlate with how alive we are or the worth of our lives. Chronic pain sufferers would certainly rather not have pain.
- collyw 5y agoIt's often said about suffering, which pain is a subset of.
- bobmichael 5y agoYour assertion is equally as silly though. Pain is not necessary for life, but it definitely has a lot of merit as a survival mechanism and danger signal.
- austinjp 5y agoBuddhists might disagree, although there's a distinction between pain and suffering. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Noble_Truths https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Noble_Truths
- sturza 5y agoI think of pain as A signal, not the only one. So, to correct my assertion, i would say that we're not alive with the set of signals we have now. Then i would consider that alive means that we experience the same signals. BUT that means that a blind person is not alive. My initial statement is not accurate now.
- Sr_developer 5y agoHell no! Pain is one of the biggest causes of human suffering. Having said that, until something better is "invented" pain is absolutely necessary, all those people who cannot feel or have a high tolerance to pain are always hurting themselves involuntarily. You lose your feedback signal.
- user-the-name 5y agoI'm sure chronic pain sufferers will feel much better knowing that.
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