“Good cannot exist without evil—they define each other”
Agree
- We only know light because darkness exists
- Moral concepts require contrast to mean anything
- Growth requires struggle and adversity
- Paradise would be meaningless without suffering
- Appreciation needs comparison
Disagree
- Good is an absolute, not relative
- We can imagine good without experiencing evil
- This justifies too much unnecessary suffering
- Love doesn't need hate to exist
- Better and worse don't require extremes
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