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The good life is painful

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

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Is There a Case That Suffering Is More Important Than Pleasure?

Is there a case that suffering is actually more important to human flourishing or human well being than pleasure? I wouldn't go that far. A life without purposeful, important ities would be a kind of really sad life, but it would be a life. People often say that one of the good things about suffering is that that makes you appreciate the good things. But at the same time, i think they're good for people to believe sometimes.

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