Thursday, July 7, 2011

Pleasure and Pain

I think that one of the most confusing things about pleasure and pain is our desire to tie them with moral goodness and evil.  Many times I have spoken about how good things can bring about pain, and evil things can bring about good.  They are not equivalent, for the time being.  See, that phrase, for the time being, is what makes it confusing.  In the end, when all is said in done, when all things are made right, pain will be gone.  Why, because ultimately pain is not good.  And ultimately, pleasure is, that is why it won't exist in hell.  But, under the fall, pain and pleasure are not necessarily attached to good and evil.  Good can be brought about by pain, and evil can be brought about by pleasure.  We all know this all too well.
Anyhow, just another thought.

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