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Chain 56
From Chains of Reason
A god which is all-good would not have the desire to prevent human suffering.
Link 1
- Premise 1
- A world in which there is human suffering, but also acts of extreme moral goodness performed by saints and heroes in response to such suffering, is morally preferable to a world free of human suffering, but therefore also free of any acts of extreme moral goodness performed by saints and heroes.
- see also:
- Chain 58: A world without human suffering is morally preferable to this world, in which there is human suffering, even though the former would lack the acts of extreme moral goodness, performed by saints and heroes, that occur in this world.
- Premise 2
- A god which is all-good would want the world to be as moral as possible.
- Conclusion
- A god which is all-good would not have the desire to prevent human suffering.
- see also:
- Chain 57: The degree and extent of human suffering in the world could be far less without reducing the amount of saintly or heroic action in the world.
