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| Re: What is the opposite of pain? [message #372179 is a reply to message #372176] |
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NukeIt15
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What sort of pain do you refer to?
To emotional pain (depression and grief, for example), I would say that the opposite- or as close as you might find to one- is serenity. A state of being where you are calm and unburdened- that is, a state of being in which you do not suffer. Serenity, however, would also be an opposite to any state of emotional stress- even positive stress like elation, relief, etc. Those, also, could be called opposites to pain- but it has been argued that such feelings are meaningless without pain to set them against for comparison. A state of absolute inner serenity, however, cannot coexist with pain and is thus a truer opposite to it as one cancels the other out.
Physical pain, on the other hand, I don't really believe has an opposite. Certainly not pleasure; to some the two are one in the same. Physical sensations are somewhat prone to being reversed or altered by a few crossed wires; perceptions of them differ from person to person. Any given emotion, however, is the same for anyone who feels it- only the cause and intensity differs.
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| Re: What is the opposite of pain? [message #372258 is a reply to message #372176] |
Sun, 15 February 2009 11:58 |
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Physical pain doesn't have to be destruction of cells, it could be physiological or simply a stimulated nerve. Itch isn't always healing (whether it's even related to healing at all?) it could simply the brain telling us to rub off dead cells or a parasite.
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| Re: What is the opposite of pain? [message #372490 is a reply to message #372176] |
Tue, 17 February 2009 15:07 |
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| Starbuzz wrote on Sun, 15 February 2009 02:52 |
What is the opposite of pain?
EDIT: And is there a specific word for it?
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Having sex with Surth.
But in all seriousness, it depends what kind of pain. Physical? Healthiness/Health, or the like. Mentally, I'd say something along the lines of clarity of mind or happiness, I dunno.
As said, I guess there isn't a 100% "opposite" since it's a pretty general term with varying uses.
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Scrin, stop pming people to get the building bars.
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| Re: What is the opposite of pain? [message #372698 is a reply to message #372176] |
Fri, 20 February 2009 01:44 |
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Prulez
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Maybe I got the solution.
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| nikki6ixx wrote on Fri, 08 May 2009 19:47 |
Every so often, I get this positive feeling that humanity can somehow, possibly attain pure awesomeness, and enlightenment, and that there is light at the end of the road for us all. However, I only need to go to the latest HUD thread at RenForums to remind me of how dumb I was for thinking such stupid things.
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