21 Oct '12 03:19>
Originally posted by vistesdThis is a question for everyone, not vistesd because I'm using his post to respond.
I confess that I am confused.
“There has occurred at least one event E such that E brought about unnecessary suffering; suffering not logically necessary for the bringing about of greater good.”
[b][/i]In your view, has there or has there not ever occurred such an event?[/i]
As LJ points out, the deductive argument is valid. So, if you ...[text shortened]... I thought so, and was not challenged by any additional offerings) in order to take a position.][/b]
How do we know what is and is not unnecessary suffering?
If I cause someone to suffer some could claim that was unnecessary, yet the
suffering reveals my bad actions for what they were, bad. Wouldn't than the
suffering not really be unnecessary but a revelation of what bad behavior really is?
Kelly