Why moral suffering can be a good thing

<p>It's tempting to think suffering should be avoided at all costs, but moral suffering has its own distinct standing. It signals a moral conscience. Every day people consume real time violence, grief, war and genocide through screens and experience moral upending. Without a moral compass there’s no motivation to address necessary issues.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests in this episode:</p><p><br></p><p>Cynda Rushton is a nurse and a professor of nursing and bioethics at Johns Hopkins University.</p><p><br></p><p>Robert Meagher is an emeritus professor at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.</p><p><br></p><p>Thea Lim is a novelist, culture writer, and creative writing teacher in Toronto.</p>