"Human suffering" refers to the pain, distress, and hardship experienced by people in various forms, such as physical illness, emotional distress, poverty, or loss. It is the overall negative impact on individuals that causes them to feel hurt, unhappy, or unsatisfied.
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It is not hard to imagine the common sense reaction to the news that a distinguished historian had attempted to cover the history
of human suffering in a little over two hundred pages.
There is no area of
human suffering in which religion has given a more convincing demonstration of its therapeutic power than in the problem of alcoholism.
On top of the obvious
human suffering caused by crushing debt, the fact that more than a fifth of the mortgages in this country are underwater is a huge drag on the economy.
It seeks to ultimately create practical applications that help
alleviate human suffering and increase well - being on a global scale.
Most people are surprised when told there are certain dogs that are considered the best pet dogs
for humans suffering from allergies.
And it's hard enough to cope
with human suffering without worrying about the suffering of other animals.
It would be better, we think, to use the new means at hand to
reduce human suffering as much as we can while protecting human freedom and dignity.
I find it interesting that justice systems place a monetary value
on human suffering and on life.
Much
like humans suffer from dry skin dogs may also suffer from itchy, flaky, dry skin and it can be quite irritating for them.
Update: And once again, addressing climate change isn't about saving the planet, it's about preserving humanity and
preventing human suffering.
This would alleviate both the terrible
human suffering associated with ground wars and some of the biggest long - term cost drivers of such conflicts.
There is no such thing as «god,» and I would say that
many humans suffer from mental illness or mental deficiency when it comes to religion.
With the victims of lung cancer we have the good sense to respond at the point of
human suffering rather than the point of moral judgment.
But his actions have cruel and unintended consequences, and his attempts to control the fallout only force him to further confront the
raw human suffering in his midst.
Part of the appeal of psychology has been its ability to bridge the distance
between human suffering on the one hand and theology, philosophy and ethics on the other.
I believe in spending my energy and life on worthwhile projects to
decrease human suffering and increase quality of life.
Apart from the obvious obstacle they pose to economic and social development, these diseases are the cause of
enormous human suffering and high death counts.
Certainly,
if humans suffer from decision fatigue, no doubt dogs do too; and and three consequences come to my mind.
«We know the
monumental human suffering that takes place, and the question is how we morally, ethically reconcile that,» she says.
His religious vision of
human suffering led him to his dramatic style of light and shadows, and to his vivid colors.
Our current ability to predict the action of a given drug is so poor that even a small step forward would be a large contribution to
reducing human suffering from disease.
When this ordering of goods is no longer respected, but turned on its head, the result is not justice or concern
for human suffering.
A person's voluntary encounter
with human suffering should always be viewed as a cry of protest and a testimony of hope against the overwhelming evil that one experiences.
«I certainly think there's been a transformation in the awareness of mental illnesses as genuine causes
of human suffering for rich and poor alike,» he says.
Interestingly, increased activity in the ACC is also seen in
humans suffering from anxiety disorders and in animal models of anxiety.
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