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The Paradox of Suffering and Free Will
1:44:07 - 1:50:28 (06:21)
Ben Shapiro discusses the theological question of how God can allow suffering and bad things to happen to good people, and argues that suffering has to exist because if only good things happened to good people, it would have no moral content.
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The speaker argues that consciousness and suffering are inherently connected, and that the capacity to suffer is a fundamental part of being human.
1:44:07 - 1:45:07 (01:00)
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The speaker argues that consciousness and suffering are inherently connected, and that the capacity to suffer is a fundamental part of being human. Although there is a non-physical suffering tied to consciousness, the speaker also acknowledges that joy and happiness are also products of consciousness and memory.
ChapterThe Paradox of Suffering and Free Will
Episode#270 – David Wolpe: Judaism
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Rabbi Wolpe explains the theological paradox of pain and suffering in the world and argues that suffering has to be random, otherwise, every good person would have good things happen to them and there would be no moral content in being good.
1:45:07 - 1:47:35 (02:27)
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Rabbi Wolpe explains the theological paradox of pain and suffering in the world and argues that suffering has to be random, otherwise, every good person would have good things happen to them and there would be no moral content in being good.
ChapterThe Paradox of Suffering and Free Will
Episode#270 – David Wolpe: Judaism
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The responsibility to study history and draw wisdom from stories of suffering lies with us.
1:47:36 - 1:50:28 (02:52)
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The responsibility to study history and draw wisdom from stories of suffering lies with us. While we cannot avoid suffering, we need to make sure that we suffer better by learning and improving from it.