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The Counsel of Trent

#302 – The secret world of pain indexes

The Counsel of Trent

Catholic Answers

Religion & Spirituality

4.82.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

On a scale of 1-10 . . . how interested are you in rating how much something hurts? Whether it’s chronic back pain, insect bites, or impossibly spicy peppers, Trent takes you on a tour of how experts scientifically rate these different kinds of pain.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Council of Trend Podcast, a production of Catholic Answers.

0:07.0

It hurts so good.

0:12.0

Come on baby, why you hurt so good?

0:14.6

All right, I'm going to have to stop before I butcher any more of the good work of Mr.

0:18.7

John Mellon Camp.

0:20.2

Welcome to the Council of Trend Podcast.

0:21.8

I'm your host, Catelyn Gansch, aologist and speaker, Trent Horn.

0:25.1

And today we're talking about pain.

0:27.2

But there are some massacres out there who think it hurts so good, like they want to eat

0:31.7

super spicy food until their heads explode.

0:34.8

And there's probably you and me who would like to go through life with as little pain as

0:39.1

possible.

0:40.1

Now we know that pain can be a good thing.

0:42.0

I mean, pain is what helps us be aware that things in the world are hurting us.

0:45.8

I mean, there are people who are born with medical conditions where they can't feel any

0:49.9

pain at all.

0:50.9

So for example, if their hand is on a hot stove, they don't realize it until they smell

0:55.7

the charred flesh.

0:56.7

So pain is something that helps us operate in the world.

0:59.2

It really does keep us alive.

1:00.8

But sometimes pain can be a bit overwhelming.

1:02.8

We don't want to have to deal with it.

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