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Originally Posted by TGS
And where does intention fit in to all this? Is intentionally causing suffering worse that unintentionally causing suffering? Is unintentionally causing suffering through being recklessness worse than unintentionally causing suffering through ignorance?
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To me ignorance is worse, especially if one is aware of being ignorant and yet continues to behave in such a way as to cause suffering. Carelessness may cause an equal amount of suffering, if such a thing can be objectively measured at all, but the indifference implied by ignorance seems worse.
Intentionally causing suffering to me is obviously worse than doing so by mistake or ignorance.
I wonder what value one who purposely inflicts suffering gains? Perhaps some sort of justice? But does that apply to food animals?