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Author: TimTim Date: Jan 19, 2007 02:55
> Maybe this belongs in a medical newsgroup, but why is pain infinite
> but pleasure finite? One would expect humans to have evolved to where
> the two balance out, but they don't. Even the slightest painful
> things like a bee sting are equal to the most 'pleasurable' human
> activities...
> Is there a philosophical term for this paradox?
>
Yes, stupidity.
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Author: Matt1981Matt1981 Date: Jan 19, 2007 23:06
> Maybe this belongs in a medical newsgroup, but why is pain infinite
> but pleasure finite? One would expect humans to have evolved to where
> the two balance out, but they don't. Even the slightest painful
> things like a bee sting are equal to the most 'pleasurable' human
> activities...
> Is there a philosophical term for this paradox?
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Author: SuzanaSuzana Date: Jan 21, 2007 03:51
> Maybe this belongs in a medical newsgroup, but why is pain infinite
> but pleasure finite? One would expect humans to have evolved to where
> the two balance out, but they don't. Even the slightest painful
> things like a bee sting are equal to the most 'pleasurable' human
> activities...
> Is there a philosophical term for this paradox?
if pain is infinite I'd check for cancer.
S :-)
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Author: veg_allveg_all Date: Jan 18, 2007 14:35
Maybe this belongs in a medical newsgroup, but why is pain infinite
but pleasure finite? One would expect humans to have evolved to where
the two balance out, but they don't. Even the slightest painful
things like a bee sting are equal to the most 'pleasurable' human
activities...
Is there a philosophical term for this paradox?
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Author: Chris H. FlemingChris H. Fleming Date: Jan 18, 2007 16:39
> Maybe this belongs in a medical newsgroup, but why is pain infinite
> but pleasure finite? One would expect humans to have evolved to where
> the two balance out, but they don't. Even the slightest painful
> things like a bee sting are equal to the most 'pleasurable' human
> activities...
> Is there a philosophical term for this paradox?
At any given time it's more important not to die than to fuck.
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Author: tgtg Date: Jan 18, 2007 16:44
> Maybe this belongs in a medical newsgroup, but why is pain infinite
> but pleasure finite? One would expect humans to have evolved to where
> the two balance out, but they don't. Even the slightest painful
> things like a bee sting are equal to the most 'pleasurable' human
> activities...
> Is there a philosophical term for this paradox?
Who says? Are you talking only about your personal experience or do you
have some data for this?
-tg
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Author: Sir FrederickSir Frederick Date: Jan 18, 2007 17:11
On 18 Jan 2007 14:35:50 -0800, veg_all@ yahoo.com wrote:
>Maybe this belongs in a medical newsgroup, but why is pain infinite
>but pleasure finite? One would expect humans to have evolved to where
>the two balance out, but they don't. Even the slightest painful
>things like a bee sting are equal to the most 'pleasurable' human
>activities...
>Is there a philosophical term for this paradox?
Those are separate quale. Comparing them as you
do is like comparing "red" with "smooth", makes no sense.
But then, to interpret the situation with folk theories is to
make no sense today. That might have been functional
a thousand years ago.
Today see :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasure
And study some neurophilosophy.
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Author: AEAE Date: Jan 19, 2007 00:07
> Maybe this belongs in a medical newsgroup, but why is pain infinite
> but pleasure finite? One would expect humans to have evolved to where
> the two balance out, but they don't. Even the slightest painful
> things like a bee sting are equal to the most 'pleasurable' human
> activities...
> Is there a philosophical term for this paradox?
Both are finite.
What differs is the way we experience them: Repeated pain is
experienced as more intense, while other perceptions tend to fade when
being repeated. That's because of the warning function of pain: A
warning that gets weaker with every repitition doesn't fit it's purpose.
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Author: ImmortalistImmortalist Date: Jan 19, 2007 11:25
AE wrote:
>> Maybe this belongs in a medical newsgroup, but why is pain infinite
>> but pleasure finite? One would expect humans to have evolved to where
>> the two balance out, but they don't. Even the slightest painful
>> things like a bee sting are equal to the most 'pleasurable' human
>> activities...
>> Is there a philosophical term for this paradox?
>
> Both are finite.
>
> What differs is the way we experience them: Repeated pain is
> experienced as more intense, while other perceptions tend to fade when
> being repeated. That's because of the warning function of pain: A
> warning that gets weaker with every repitition doesn't fit it's purpose.
Hello, would you say that pain involves mainly "avoidance" while
pleasure involves mainly "confronting, embrace, facing or
(attraction)?"
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Author: AEAE Date: Jan 19, 2007 14:13
Immortalist wrote:
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> AE wrote:
>>> Maybe this belongs in a medical newsgroup, but why is pain
>>> infinite but pleasure finite? One would expect humans to have
>>> evolved to where...
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