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Do We Always Choose What Seems Best?

Sed Contra: A Podcast of Catholic Theology

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Why Do We Choose Evil?

Taylor: It would be absurd any irrational to choose the lower over the higher if we understand that the higher is higher so I can't imagine what or why. If there's no reason compelling it there's no other variable it would be like choosing to put your hand into a fire rather than you know not put your hand in the fire, he says. Taylor: The will just is the appetite for the good uh so are you saying that the lesser good is a kind of relative evil in comparison to the higher good it can be considered as an evil? "Yeah the same logic applies yeah I mean not always with the lower good in a higher good"

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