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The Pathway to Discovering a Higher Order Good
The valid pathway towards discovering a higher order good involves confronting suffering and malevolence voluntarily, which is indistinguishable from religious presuppositions. This higher order good has the metaphor quality of a jewel, reflecting tangible, experiential phenomena like beauty, truth, love, and gratitude. It may be ineffable and beyond comprehension, but can be approached through fits and starts, involving voluntary descents as a precondition for a more profound ascent, as seen in exposure therapy.