2007-05-17 13:32:31 · 6 answers · asked by Steamtrain Maury 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
pain is bad, i guess it hurts for the same reason pleasure feels good, the why is because it is just that way
2007-05-17 13:39:08 · answer #1 · answered by dlin333 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A species with no pain is a simple creature. I think pain and pleasure is necessitated for consciousness, but it could be that there was no other direction possible in the contingent conditions in on-earth existence. All systems need a tension at a minimum of two extremes or ends to function. Consciousness and/or mind could not exist in absence of those extants pain and pleasure. Pain in its universal conception is symptom for the egos bodily destruction and redirects consciousness to identify causation for it. Pleasure is a symptomatic stressor for positive action.
2007-05-17 20:57:34 · answer #2 · answered by Psyengine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two completely different sets of answers to this questions. There is first the biological/evolutionary answer, that being that pain helps us survive.
Then there is a philosophy of mind answer, that states that pain is a series of nervous inputs that travel to the brain, are processed, and give rise to a brain state of pain. So you could say that pain is a certain way your brain interprets certain nervous sensations.
2007-05-17 20:49:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pain is suffering. Pain hurts because it is a negative sensation.
2007-05-17 20:45:14 · answer #4 · answered by Manda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pain exists because your body needs it
it hurts to warn you that what its feeling is bad
it needs it because it needs to know what is bad for it
I means nothing... just that your body cant realy live without it
2007-05-17 20:43:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A warning system to keep us from hurting ourselves.
2007-05-17 21:02:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋