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<blockquote data-quote="squibbles" data-source="post: 9528294" data-attributes="member: 6937590">This is a proper answer to the premise but, I feel, it's an unsatisfying one. Why are things set up in a way that evil outer planes are necessary? We know (because we live in a multiverse without a great wheel) that this isn't literally physically necessary. So, did some callous creator decide it liked things this way (my answer #4), was this a mistake, or is there some in-universe rationale for why D&amp;D existence needs to contain Evil?This is a bit different from the Good/Evil dichotomy of the thought experiment, I think.Would you make the case that &quot;altruism, respect for life, and a concern for the dignity of sentient beings&quot; leads to complacency and stagnation?Similar answer to Zeromaru X's above, I think; an argument that a little Evil in the world is &quot;necessary&quot;--which is one of the traditional solutions to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_evil" target="_blank">Problem of Evil</a>.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="squibbles, post: 9528294, member: 6937590"] This is a proper answer to the premise but, I feel, it's an unsatisfying one. Why are things set up in a way that evil outer planes are necessary? We know (because we live in a multiverse without a great wheel) that this isn't literally physically necessary. So, did some callous creator decide it liked things this way (my answer #4), was this a mistake, or is there some in-universe rationale for why D&D existence needs to contain Evil? This is a bit different from the Good/Evil dichotomy of the thought experiment, I think. Would you make the case that "altruism, respect for life, and a concern for the dignity of sentient beings" leads to complacency and stagnation? Similar answer to Zeromaru X's above, I think; an argument that a little Evil in the world is "necessary"--which is one of the traditional solutions to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_evil']Problem of Evil[/URL]. [/QUOTE]

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