If we did live in a world with no suffering, wouldn't suffering eventually arise out of that utopia?

Question

If so, why?

why not so?

Answer 1

"Utopia" is aptly named. It literally means "No place". It's not going to happen, even the dreamiest of the dreamers don't think society will exist without suffering. There ARE better ways to live and do things, but there is nothing that will eliminate suffering. Even the Buddha knew that.

Answer 2

The most inspiring stories are those of people, who have overcome greats odds, endured great pain and hardship, and come out of it with great achievement. This world was meant to be challenging. The struggle of life can bring out the most in human potential. A utopia would be an extreme condition in regard to reality. It would require great effort and struggle to maintain. If life was too good, people would get soft, out of lack of spiritual challenge, and the utopia would start coming apart. The result, will be a return to regular reality, with pain and struggle. We could have a better world, if we would struggle hard to address the serious problems of this world. But, to keep a world maintained in a good state, requires constant effort and struggle

Answer 3

Unfortunately, utopia, being perfect, would eventually result in a massive case of ennui. And that's suffering. Nothing is worse than boredom!

No, for utopia to work, our very natures would have to change, removing that faculty which requires contrast for contentment.

Answer 4

no, we as free thinking beings are apt to strive for more, whether we all want to admit this or not. The poor want money, the hungry want food, the educated want more knowledge - so on and so forth. Even if we lived in a supposed utopia, new citizens of the society would still try to suggest new ways of 'happy' just to make it a little better. If you feel that you cannot have what you want, you have suddenly become oppressed. There is your suffering.

Answer 5

Suffering drives people to make change. Utopia would be dead boring. We all need to be challenged or the walls close in.

Answer 6

No. You just defined the situation as "living in a world with no suffering". No suffering and suffering are mutually exclusive.

So, by your own definition, no there is no suffering.

Answer 7

It all depends on your personal definement of "suffering". Even though there are places that do not have the power struggles & physical/mental developmental problems that are very available here, there are natural disasters everywhere--places growing & becoming & changing themselves, just like our Earth does--and these provide the opportunities to be in experiences of strife/heavy stress (suffering?). It is what We become of those experiences that matters...the choices one makes in them & of them, the wisdoms gained from such. This is the purpose of our journeys to begin with.

So, in lieu of the above, your statement "holds water". Now you have to ask yourself...if you have to go to the bathroom really really bad & you feel like your bladder is ready to bust...are you "suffering"??? LOL

Answer 8

One can not understand contrast if there is no variation or difference. Likewise with good and evil; love and hate. It is like the difference between being on the top of a mountain or in a valley.

Answer 9

In God's time there will be.With sin then being gone there will be no suffering anymore.But utopia cannot be before his second coming.

Answer 10

yeah...evolution would find a way to bring suffering in the form of a predator or sickness or war....nothing stays the same on earth...giant carnivorous dinosaurs had it made but than an asteroid hit the earth