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Chain 57
From Chains of Reason
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.
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- Premise 1
- The degree of human suffering is often far greater than that required for saintly or heroic action to take place, such as in the Nazi concentration camps.
- Premise 2
- It is sometimes not possible for human suffering to be relieved by saintly or heroic action, such as when human suffering takes place unnoticed by, or a great distance from, saints or heroes.
- Conclusion
- 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.
