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Intellectual answers are a "preamble"; real pain requires courage and sympathy.
: Lewis acknowledges this is "mostly speculation." He suggests animals may find a sense of "self" and immortality through their relationship with humans. The Problem of Pain
C.S. Lewis’s The Problem of Pain (1940) provides a systematic theological and philosophical defense of God's goodness in a world full of suffering. The Central Dilemma Intellectual answers are a "preamble"; real pain requires
Divine "Goodness" is not "mere kindness" or a desire for our comfort. Intellectual answers are a "preamble"
One of Lewis's most famous arguments is that pain serves a functional purpose in a fallen world:
Like a or an artist , God desires our perfection and sanctification, not just our transient happiness.
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