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    Supports→It is not true that a perfectly good being would want to eliminate all evils.

    A being with perfect goodness oriented toward persons' highest flourishing would prefer a world containing genuine moral and spiritual development over a frictionless but morally shallow paradise.

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    Flourishing(the positive state that might be prevented by MPS)
    A state of living well and reaching your full potential as a person; achieving excellence in how you live.
    Frictionless paradise(as used in this ethical argument)
    An imaginary perfect world where everything is easy, comfortable, and free from obstacles, problems, or challenges.
    Genuine moral development(as the goal that Swinburne claims justifies suffering)
    Real, meaningful growth in a person's character and ability to make good ethical choices, as opposed to superficial or forced improvement.
    Morally shallow(as used in ethics)
    Lacking depth, meaning, or real character when it comes to ethics; superficial in terms of right and wrong—easy but empty rather than truly good.
    Spiritual development

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    The process of deepening your connection to meaning, purpose, or transcendent values (whether religious or not).
    perfect goodness(Disambiguation clarifying that perfect goodness in this context means moral goodness specifically, not goodness in some other sense)
    Perfect moral goodness, understood as a perfection attributed to an absolutely perfect being

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