(March 27, 2013 at 9:34 am)MysticKnight Wrote: Sure, but to prove the problem of evil argument, you have to prove that a child being sexually abused is not worth the gain of the over all opportunity of praise in the system.
It sounds as if you're saying that good and evil are part of a zero sum system that must be balanced out. I don't think there is anything wrong with a system that encourages people to make the choice to challenge themselves (suffering, if you will) yet does not impose suffering on those who do not deserve it. By all means, reward the guy who practices on his guitar until his fingers bleed. But please do not balance it on the psyche of an abused child.
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