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Pain is not harm. Suffering is not necessarily bad. One can live a full life in the midst of hurting. The fact that Santa does not exist angers a lot of peop

• dragonwriter 5y ago
  > Pain is not harm Yes, pain = experienced disutility = harm. > Suffering is not necessarily bad. Suffering is itself bad, but may be an acceptable cost for some greater good, sure. > One can live a full life in the midst of hurting. Sure, it's possible to do one despite the other, but that doesn't negate that the latter is bad compared to it's absence, all other things being equal.
  • prepend 5y ago
    > Yes, pain = experienced disutility = harm. Exercising is painful, yet it is not harm. There is “good pain” (ie, muscles being stretched out and hurting after a good workout) and “bad pain” (ie, popping a joint out of socket causing an injury). Not all pain is harmful. Emotionally, grief is painful, but it’s sometimes necessary and helpful to grieve over a loss.