How do we reconcile the spiritual kind of "good" that emerges from struggle and hardship with the utilitarian good that comes from building security and prosperity for our descendants? Is such a reconciliation even possible?
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> Not very many people are at the frontiers of some meaningful struggle against evil and suffering Yes they are! That's life, trying to be the best we can be, trying to transcend our limits!
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Does it not seem like modern society is trying to short circuit this process, seemingly by giving us more comfort and removing sources of struggle and adversity?
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