MasterOfHisOwnDomain said:
ThreeWords said:
No, I would not. Suffering makes people strong, and not just in terms of physical power.
Without evil there is no such thing as a good man.
As eloquent as that sounds, try telling that to children suffering from malnutrition, widows and mothers who have to grieve over husbands and sons lost in pointless wars, people who lose relatives to diseases and incurable illnesses. There's so much shit in this world, and if we don't work towards ending it then what exactly is our purpose?
Ah, but are we talking about helping people, or are we talking about ending all adversity? Without concept of suffering, there can be no distinction of right form wrong, and no morality.
I would happily die to free the continent of Africa from it's economic disadvantages and bring it inot an equal footing with the rest of the world, thereby saving millions (if not a billion) people from famine, drought, malnutrition, oppression and exploitation.
But that's not quite what the OP asked...