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    Some pleasure and pain results from the operation of natu... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Not all pleasure and pain in the world is produced by the actions of virtuous or vicious people.

    Some pleasure and pain results from the operation of natural laws rather than from human agency.

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    In response, Ross reminds us not all pleasure springs from the actions of virtuous people and not all pain springs from actions of vicious (RG 134). Some results from ‘the operation of natural laws’ (RG 134). Suppose, then, there are two worlds, W1 and W2. W1 contains virtuous people and W2 contains vicious people, and the two worlds contain equal amounts of pleasure, because although W1-type worlds usually contain more pleasure than W2-type worlds, W1’s extra virtue-generated pleasure is offset

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