somebody wrote:
> I'm not saying evil is good for you. But I don't buy the argument that
> "since I could imagine a better world, there's evil in this one" argument.

I think this is going back to the "no, we're not just talking about minor 
imperfections" in the original article. Are you really claiming there isn't 
anything bad or evil in the world?

> First, imagining is not the same as realizing

Omnipotence.

> "better" for who? 

I can easily imagine worlds that are better for everyone. I don't think too 
many people objected to the eradication of polio or smallpox. I think pretty 
much everyone is hoping HIV doesn't mutate into a airborne zombie-creating 
supervirus. Neither the driver nor the pedestrian is benefited by a head 
going thru the windshield.

Maybe there are a few "insane" people who want to die of polio. However, it 
would seem to be a better good to cure them of their insanity than to give 
them polio.

In any case, I think this is pretty well addressed in the original article too.

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   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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