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One essay claims that theories of this concept must apply to beings whose minds are made of hydraulic pumps and men who cross their legs and snap when exercising on an empty stomach. Ninian Smart criticized a theory that prioritizes this concept with the example of a (*) "benevolent world-exploder." The absence of this concept is good but the absence of its opposite is not necessarily bad, according to David Benatar’s asymmetry argument. Public policy should prioritize this concept according to a “negative” theory developed by Karl Popper. David Lewis defended a theory of mind he developed with D. M. Armstrong in a paper on (15[1])the ■END■

ANSWER: pain [accept suffering; accept Mad Pain and Martian Pain]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
John MarvinThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)Who is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus?6815
Andrew HartBHSU RebirthMusic to Help You Stop Smoking75-5
Subhamitra Banerjee RoychoudhuryClown SenpaisClown Squad89-5
Matt BollingerBHSU ReFantazioWashU10710
Jacob PuthipirojNortheast by NorthwesternNotre Dame14410
Logan MathisThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Dayshawk two of144-5
Andrew UllspergerMusic to Help You Stop SmokingBHSU Rebirth14610
Adam MonuskoClown SquadClown Senpais14710
Dan Nihawk two ofThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Days14710

Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%67%33%92.33
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y580%40%20%98.50
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%17%50%126.50
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y3100%0%33%126.67
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y3100%33%33%123.00