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To: vannrox
The premise is not new.

"Accordingly, I know of no greater absurdity than that of most metaphysical systems which declare evil to be something negative; whereas it is precisely that which is positive and makes itself felt. On the other hand, that which is good, in other words, all happiness and satisfaction, is negative, that is, the mere elimination of a desire and the ending of a pain." Arthur Schopenhauer

20 posted on 07/27/2017 4:34:04 AM PDT by deadrock (I is someone else.)
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To: deadrock

He says that like it’s a bad thing. Isn’t the elimination of pain the basis on which “ethicists” make all their solemn pronouncements such as abaortion being a good?


79 posted on 07/27/2017 7:47:49 AM PDT by chesley (What is life but a long dialog with imbeciles? - Pierre Ryckmans)
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