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Redemptive Suffering?
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What is your philosophy on suffering?
Can it make one a better person, or lead to good? What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger? Can suffering bring out the best in people? Is the goal of life to avoid pain and suffering? 
What does the title of this thread have to do with the op though?
 (January 8, 2016 at 5:04 pm)TrueChristian Wrote: What is your philosophy on suffering? No, trauma doesn't necessrily make you stronger, that's macho bs.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
"That which does not kill you can still cripple you very badly." Nietzsche?
(January 8, 2016 at 5:14 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: "That which does not kill you can still cripple you very badly." Nietzsche? He might agree in retrospect 
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
Per aspera ad astra.
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I think it's part of the human experience/condition...the yin and yang of life, so to speak. In Zen Buddhism, I recall a quote...''getting hurt is inevitable, but suffering is a choice.'' Guess it sort of points to the idea that your life isn't the sum total of your circumstances but rather how you view them?
 RE: Redemptive Suffering?
January 8, 2016 at 5:55 pm
(This post was last modified: January 8, 2016 at 5:55 pm by robvalue.)
It God made it so suffering makes you stronger, to justify including suffering, then that's another stupid rule.
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January 8, 2016 at 5:57 pm
(This post was last modified: January 8, 2016 at 6:04 pm by Alex K.)
(January 8, 2016 at 5:33 pm)abaris Wrote: Per aspera ad astra. The only place where it makes sense is as a stylistic principle in drama or music.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
What's with all of the two-word question titles, and OP's that are just a bunch of questions? Don't you HAVE an opinion of your own? State it in the OP, if you do.
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
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