Transhumanist Theodicy So, abolishing all pain and suffering to move humanity into a period of pure happiness, or degrees of happiness perhaps, without any suffering.
I wonder, is suffering / pain a catalyst for us, as humans, to enable reflection, growth, development, perseverance and an 'overcoming' or 'transcendence' of ourselves? (becoming more than we currently are).
Does suffering push us to find something higher? Does it build character?
How could the absence of suffering in this case, affect us, given the above?
With regards to evil, how would we conceptualize what is 'good' from the absence of evil? Does evil not teach us to appreciate, value the 'good'?
Perhaps some 'evil' is required for us to understand and appreciate the 'good' and to strive for it still, in the presence of the 'evil'.