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header_3_font_size_tablet=\u00bb27px\u00bb header_3_font_size_phone=\u00bb20px\u00bb header_3_font_size_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3>El bien es la existencia en la medida en que puede ser buscada por la voluntad.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb header_3_font=\u00bb|700|||||||\u00bb header_3_font_size=\u00bb19px\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb0px||0px||true|false\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb0px||20px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_tablet=\u00bb0px||10px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_phone=\u00bb0px||10px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_last_edited=\u00bbon|desktop\u00bb header_3_font_size_tablet=\u00bb19px\u00bb header_3_font_size_phone=\u00bb17px\u00bb header_3_font_size_last_edited=\u00bbon|desktop\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3>Ok, pero \u00bfqu\u00e9 significa eso realmente?<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_audio audio=\u00bbhttps:\/\/lovemeansmore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PageGoodness.mp3&#8243; title=\u00bbEscucha este art\u00edculo (en ingl\u00e9s)\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb background_color=\u00bb#000000&#8243; custom_padding=\u00bb16px||22px|||\u00bb border_radii=\u00bbon|30px|30px|30px|30px\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_audio][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_font=\u00bb||||||||\u00bb text_font_size=\u00bb17px\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb||17px|||\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb|10%|0px||false|false\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>Claudia sinti\u00f3 como si el mal estuviera acechando en cada esquina como una sombra ineludible. Ella conoc\u00eda a otros que cre\u00edan que el bien y el mal estaban librando una lucha eterna, como si fueran boxeadores de peso pesado en igualdad de condiciones.<\/p>\n<p>Si no hubiera el mal contra el cual luchar, \u00bfsignificar\u00eda eso que tampoco habr\u00eda el bien?<\/p>\n<p>\u00bfEra ella buena o mala?<\/p>\n<p>\u00bfNos preguntamos siquiera qu\u00e9 son exactamente el bien y el mal?<\/p>\n<p>Ya que usamos la frase \u201cel bien\u201d en nuestra definici\u00f3n b\u00e1sica del amor, centr\u00e9monos en eso por ahora.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00bb1_3&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/lovemeansmore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/woman8-scaled.jpg\u00bb alt=\u00bba woman sitting on the roof of a car under the night sky\u00bb title_text=\u00bbwoman8&#8243; align=\u00bbright\u00bb disabled_on=\u00bboff|off|off\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb border_radii=\u00bbon|7px|7px|7px|7px\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u00bb1_3,2_3&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=\u00bbon|phone\u00bb module_class=\u00bbreveal_content2&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb background_color=\u00bb#FFFFFF\u00bb width=\u00bb100%\u00bb max_width=\u00bb100%\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb37px|auto|0px|auto|false|false\u00bb custom_margin_tablet=\u00bb37px||0px||false|false\u00bb custom_margin_phone=\u00bb29px||||false|false\u00bb custom_margin_last_edited=\u00bbon|desktop\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb46px|46px|46px|46px|true|false\u00bb custom_padding_tablet=\u00bb15px|20px|0px|20px|false|false\u00bb custom_padding_phone=\u00bb|20px||20px|true|false\u00bb border_radii=\u00bbon|7px|7px|7px|7px\u00bb border_radii_tablet=\u00bbon||||\u00bb border_radii_phone=\u00bbon|7px|7px|7px|7px\u00bb border_radii_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb locked=\u00bboff\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb1_3&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_font=\u00bb||||||||\u00bb text_font_size=\u00bb17px\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb0px||0px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_tablet=\u00bb20px||0px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_phone=\u00bb||||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_last_edited=\u00bbon|phone\u00bb locked=\u00bboff\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>Quiz\u00e1s \u201cel bien\u201d sea lo que <strong>se <\/strong><strong>siente<\/strong> bueno o placentero. Si no, \u00bfqu\u00e9 es? Podr\u00edamos pensar que sabemos qu\u00e9 es el bien hasta que tenemos que definirlo, y entonces nos damos cuenta de que normalmente lo usamos para describir cosas concretas.<\/p>\n<p>La bondad es una de las al menos <strong>cinco propiedades objetivas<\/strong> (llamadas \u201ctrascendentales\u201d porque trascienden cualquier cualidad espec\u00edfica) que pueden aplicarse a cualquier cosa.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup style=\"vertical-align: sub; font-size: 75%;\">1<\/sup><\/a> Podemos llegar a esos cinco grandes trascendentales pensando en el mundo de la manera m\u00e1s general posible: en el nivel del ser mismo. Si consideramos al ser absolutamente en s\u00ed, podemos hacerlo ya sea afirmativamente (reconociendo que todo lo que existe es un \u201cqu\u00e9\u201d, y por eso lo llamamos<strong> A. una<\/strong> \u201c<strong>cosa<\/strong>\u201d) o negativamente (reconociendo que lo que podemos negar acerca de cualquier cosa es la divisi\u00f3n: una cosa no puede dividirse de s\u00ed misma, y por eso la llamamos <strong>B.<\/strong> \u201c<strong>una<\/strong>\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>Sin embargo, no tenemos por qu\u00e9 considerar el ser de manera absoluta; tambi\u00e9n puede considerarse en relaci\u00f3n con otros seres, ya sea <strong><em>distinto de<\/em><\/strong> otros o <strong><em>unido con<\/em><\/strong> otros.<\/p>\n<p>El tipo m\u00e1s general de distinci\u00f3n es que una cosa no est\u00e1 dividida de s\u00ed misma, sino que est\u00e1 dividida de todas las dem\u00e1s, por lo que podemos llamarla<strong> C.<\/strong> \u201c<strong>otra<\/strong>\u201d (o \u201calgo\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>Ahora viene la parte interesante. Tambi\u00e9n podemos considerar el ser no como distinto de, sino en su relaci\u00f3n con otro por su <strong>uni\u00f3n<\/strong> con ese otro.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00bb2_3&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb||||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_tablet=\u00bb0px||0px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_phone=\u00bb0px||0px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb custom_css_main_element_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb custom_css_main_element_tablet=\u00bbmargin-bottom:0;\u00bb custom_css_main_element_phone=\u00bbmargin-bottom:0;\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/lovemeansmore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Goodness-transcendental-diagram-Spanish.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bbGoodness transcendental diagram Spanish\u00bb url=\u00bbhttps:\/\/lovemeansmore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Page-Good-Transcendentals-Flowchart.png\u00bb url_new_window=\u00bbon\u00bb align=\u00bbright\u00bb src_tablet=\u00bbhttps:\/\/lovemeansmore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Page-Good-Transcendentals-Flowchart.png\u00bb src_phone=\u00bbhttps:\/\/lovemeansmore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Page-Good-Transcendentals-Flowchart.png\u00bb src_last_edited=\u00bbon|phone\u00bb disabled_on=\u00bboff|off|off\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb0px||22px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb0px||0px||true|false\u00bb border_radii=\u00bbon|7px|7px|7px|7px\u00bb locked=\u00bboff\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u00bb1_3,2_3&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=\u00bbon|phone\u00bb module_class=\u00bbreveal_content2&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb background_color=\u00bb#FFFFFF\u00bb width=\u00bb100%\u00bb max_width=\u00bb100%\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb37px|auto|0px|auto|false|false\u00bb custom_margin_tablet=\u00bb37px||0px||false|false\u00bb custom_margin_phone=\u00bb29px||||false|false\u00bb custom_margin_last_edited=\u00bbon|desktop\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb46px|46px|46px|46px|true|false\u00bb custom_padding_tablet=\u00bb15px|20px|0px|20px|false|false\u00bb custom_padding_phone=\u00bb|20px||20px|true|false\u00bb border_radii=\u00bbon|7px|7px|7px|7px\u00bb border_radii_tablet=\u00bbon||||\u00bb border_radii_phone=\u00bbon|7px|7px|7px|7px\u00bb border_radii_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb locked=\u00bboff\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb1_3&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/lovemeansmore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-04-at-11.18.21-AM.png\u00bb title_text=\u00bbScreen Shot 2023-03-04 at 11.18.21 AM\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb border_radii=\u00bbon|7px|7px|7px|7px\u00bb border_radii_tablet=\u00bbon|7px|7px|7px|7px\u00bb border_radii_phone=\u00bbon|7px|7px|7px|7px\u00bb border_radii_last_edited=\u00bbon|phone\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00bb2_3&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_font=\u00bb||||||||\u00bb text_font_size=\u00bb17px\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb|3.2%|0px||false|false\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>Es importante tener en cuenta que <strong>no<\/strong> nos referimos \u00fanicamente a combinar cosas como una mol\u00e9cula de H<sub>2<\/sub>O o los ingredientes de un dulce con nueces. Cuando el hidr\u00f3geno se combina con el ox\u00edgeno, ya no son s\u00ed mismos, sino que se convierten en una tercera cosa (con su propia actividad distinta). Cuando el chocolate y las nueces se combinan para crear un dulce, siguen siendo ellos mismos (con su actividad original), entonces en realidad no se convierten en uno. Simplemente est\u00e1n m\u00e1s cerca. Estamos viendo algo que realmente puede unirse con otro sin dejar de ser \u00e9l mismo.<\/p>\n<p>Este tipo de unidad s\u00f3lo puede ocurrir de dos maneras: el <strong>entendimiento<\/strong> y la <strong>voluntad<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Empecemos por la unidad resultante del <strong><em>entendimiento<\/em><\/strong>. Cuando Claudia conoce un \u00e1rbol en particular, no hay cambio en la distancia f\u00edsica como ocurre entre las nueces y el chocolate, y no hay p\u00e9rdida de actividad como ocurre con el hidr\u00f3geno y el ox\u00edgeno. El \u00e1rbol todav\u00eda puede hacer lo que hacen los \u00e1rboles y Claudia todav\u00eda puede hacer lo que hacen los humanos. Y, sin embargo, el ser del \u00e1rbol se instala en el intelecto de Claudia.<\/p>\n<p>No es que tenga una instant\u00e1nea en su mente que se parezca m\u00e1s o menos al \u00e1rbol. M\u00e1s bien, el mismo \u00e1rbol existe tanto f\u00edsicamente en s\u00ed mismo como tambi\u00e9n racionalmente en el entendimiento de Claudia, que es capaz de asimilar la actividad de cualquier cosa sensible.<\/p>\n<p>Esta forma intelectual de uni\u00f3n, o entendimiento, s\u00f3lo es posible si el \u00e1rbol realmente existe en primer lugar, y por eso podemos decir que es<strong> D.<\/strong> \u201c<strong>verdadero<\/strong>\u201d. Toda cosa realmente existente contiene una verdad que el intelecto puede sacar a la luz.<\/p>\n<p>La otra forma de unidad resulta de la <strong><em>voluntad<\/em><\/strong>. La voluntad, tambi\u00e9n llamada \u201capetito racional\u201d, puede compararse con los \u201capetitos naturales\u201d no racionales. El \u00e1rbol tiene un apetito natural (que normalmente llamamos \u201cvegetaci\u00f3n\u201d) de echar ra\u00edces en el suelo y crecer. Por supuesto, el \u00e1rbol no puede elegir: simplemente absorbe toda la luz solar, el agua y los nutrientes que puede conseguir. Pero lo hace para poder realizar el potencial que le pertenece en virtud del tipo de cosa que es. Cuanto m\u00e1s plenamente exista como \u00e1rbol (en lugar de, por ejemplo, un palo de madera), m\u00e1s perfecto o completo ser\u00e1. \u00c9sta es la dimensi\u00f3n aut\u00f3noma de la bondad, pero tambi\u00e9n hay una dimensi\u00f3n inherentemente relacional de la bondad.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u00bb2_3,1_3&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=\u00bbon|phone\u00bb module_class=\u00bbreveal_content2&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb background_color=\u00bb#FFFFFF\u00bb width=\u00bb100%\u00bb max_width=\u00bb100%\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb37px|auto|0px|auto|false|false\u00bb custom_margin_tablet=\u00bb37px||0px||false|false\u00bb custom_margin_phone=\u00bb29px||||false|false\u00bb custom_margin_last_edited=\u00bbon|desktop\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb46px|46px|46px|46px|true|false\u00bb custom_padding_tablet=\u00bb15px|20px|0px|20px|false|false\u00bb custom_padding_phone=\u00bb|20px||20px|true|false\u00bb border_radii=\u00bbon|7px|7px|7px|7px\u00bb border_radii_tablet=\u00bbon||||\u00bb border_radii_phone=\u00bbon|7px|7px|7px|7px\u00bb border_radii_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb locked=\u00bboff\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb2_3&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_font=\u00bb||||||||\u00bb text_font_size=\u00bb17px\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb||21px|||\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb0px||0px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_tablet=\u00bb20px||0px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_phone=\u00bb||||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_last_edited=\u00bbon|phone\u00bb locked=\u00bboff\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>Cuando Claudia, que tiene un apetito racional, busca libremente el \u00e1rbol de alguna manera (tal vez para obtener fruta, sombra, para trepar o simplemente para apreciarlo por s\u00ed mismo), existe racionalmente en su voluntad buscarlo. Esto significa que el \u00e1rbol pertenece a su bienestar o realizaci\u00f3n. A su manera limitada, el \u00e1rbol ayuda a Claudia a convertirse en algo m\u00e1s plenamente existente, especialmente si ella simplemente lo aprecia por s\u00ed mismo. Es un peque\u00f1o paso hacia su existencia completa como ser humano, <strong>que es lo que ella desea en \u00faltima instancia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Esta forma de unirse por la voluntad, o el amor (en un sentido b\u00e1sico), solo es posible si el \u00e1rbol es deseable de alguna manera en primer lugar, y as\u00ed podemos decir que es <strong>E.<\/strong> \u201c<strong>bueno<\/strong>\u201d. Un ser es m\u00ednimamente bueno si realiza su potencial y puede contribuir de alguna manera a la existencia plena de cualquier otro ser. De ah\u00ed el dicho: <u>\u201c<strong>bueno es lo que todas las cosas apetecen<\/strong>\u201d<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>Entonces el bien es lo que todas las cosas buscan, pero no de una manera subjetiva. El bien no es todo lo que alguien quiera en un momento dado. Una manzana no tiene m\u00e1s bondad que una naranja s\u00f3lo porque a Claudia le gustan m\u00e1s las manzanas que las naranjas (aunque, siendo todo lo dem\u00e1s igual, eso har\u00eda que las manzanas fueran mejores <em>para ella<\/em>; la dimensi\u00f3n subjetiva tiene al menos alg\u00fan significado). Una manzana no podr\u00eda ser buena para ella si no tuviera ya una cierta bondad en s\u00ed misma como realidad objetiva.<strong> <u>La deseabilidad es un signo de bondad, pero no la causa de la bondad.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/lovemeansmore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/quote.png\u00bb title_text=\u00bbquote\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb68px\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb68px\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb60px\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb0px||0px||true|false\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb0px||0px||true|false\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb header_3_font_size=\u00bb32px\u00bb header_3_line_height=\u00bb1.3em\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb0px|0px|0px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb0px||7px||false|false\u00bb header_3_font_size_tablet=\u00bb20px\u00bb header_3_font_size_phone=\u00bb20px\u00bb header_3_font_size_last_edited=\u00bbon|desktop\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3>Y as\u00ed la conveniencia del ente respecto del apetito viene expresada por el nombre de bueno, pues como dice Arist\u00f3teles al comienzo de su Ethica: \u2018bueno es lo que todas las cosas apetecen\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.27.4&#8243; 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align=\u00bbright\u00bb disabled_on=\u00bboff|off|off\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb0px||22px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb0px||0px||true|false\u00bb border_radii=\u00bbon|7px|7px|7px|7px\u00bb locked=\u00bboff\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/lovemeansmore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/quote.png\u00bb title_text=\u00bbquote\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb68px\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb68px\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb60px\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb0px||0px||true|false\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb0px||0px||true|false\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb header_3_font_size=\u00bb32px\u00bb header_3_line_height=\u00bb1.3em\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb0px|0px|0px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb0px||7px||false|false\u00bb header_3_font_size_tablet=\u00bb20px\u00bb header_3_font_size_phone=\u00bb20px\u00bb header_3_font_size_last_edited=\u00bbon|desktop\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3>Todo lo que Dios ha creado es bueno, y nada es despreciable, si se lo recibe con acci\u00f3n de gracias.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb header_3_font=\u00bb|300|||||||\u00bb header_3_font_size=\u00bb19px\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb0px||0px||true|false\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb0px||0px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_tablet=\u00bb0px||50px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_phone=\u00bb0px||0px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_last_edited=\u00bbon|phone\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3>San Pablo, 1 Timoteo 4, 4<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00bb2_3&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb||||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_tablet=\u00bb0px||0px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_phone=\u00bb0px||0px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb custom_css_main_element_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb custom_css_main_element_tablet=\u00bbmargin-bottom:0;\u00bb custom_css_main_element_phone=\u00bbmargin-bottom:0;\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_font=\u00bb||||||||\u00bb text_font_size=\u00bb17px\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb0px||0px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_tablet=\u00bb20px||0px||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_phone=\u00bb||||false|false\u00bb custom_padding_last_edited=\u00bbon|phone\u00bb locked=\u00bboff\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>La bondad y el ser son realmente la misma cosa considerada de diferentes maneras. Otra forma de decirlo es que <strong><u>todo lo que tiene un ser es bueno<\/u>.<\/strong> <em>Todo lo que parece malo o indeseable en s\u00ed mismo es en realidad un bien incompleto; le falta alg\u00fan bien adicional que deber\u00eda tener seg\u00fan lo que es.<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\"><sup style=\"vertical-align: sub; font-size: 75%;\">2<\/sup><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Esa falta, o \u201cprivaci\u00f3n\u201d, es par\u00e1sita del bien existente, en cuanto que depende de \u00e9ste, pero al mismo tiempo lucha contra la realizaci\u00f3n de su hu\u00e9sped. Si la privaci\u00f3n se saliera con la suya, dejar\u00eda de existir, junto con su hu\u00e9sped. <strong>Esto no se aplica al rev\u00e9s.<\/strong> El hu\u00e9sped podr\u00eda realmente existir sin el par\u00e1sito, al menos en principio.<\/p>\n<p>La suciedad no es una porquer\u00eda repugnante en su totalidad, es simplemente materia ordinaria que carece de su lugar apropiado. Un corte con un papel en el dedo no es un dolor y sufrimiento absolutos, es solo un dedo com\u00fan y corriente que carece de integridad. El dolor nos alerta sobre la falta de plenitud, no sobre la maldad del dedo. No existe nada cuya mera existencia sea mala. <strong>Estrictamente hablando, el mal no existe. Todo lo que existe en s\u00ed mismo, todo lo que es real, es bueno. Lo que significa que es estricta y objetivamente cierto que usted es bueno.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Entonces, \u00bfcu\u00e1l es la diferencia entre nuestra idea del \u201cbien\u201d y nuestra idea de la existencia? \u201cEl bien\u201d nos habla de la posibilidad de estar unidos con una voluntad. Si algo es malo, no es posible que se una a la voluntad de alguien, <strong>porque no existe.<\/strong> Si nuestra voluntad parece unirse con un mal, siempre es s\u00f3lo bajo la apariencia de un bien.<\/p>\n<p>Si somos buenos simplemente por existir, entonces quiz\u00e1 no necesitemos hacer nada m\u00e1s. Tal vez no necesitemos tratar bien a los dem\u00e1s o incluso levantarnos de la cama, porque ya somos buenos, \u00bfno? Pero la bondad de la existencia b\u00e1sica no es suficiente para satisfacer nuestros deseos infinitos de perfecci\u00f3n y de realizaci\u00f3n. No es una excusa para no hacer nada, es el primer paso hacia la existencia plena que realiza el potencial m\u00e1s profundo de la persona humana y <strong>nos hace verdaderamente felices.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pero \u00bfc\u00f3mo aplicamos esta noci\u00f3n general del \u201cbien\u201d a los seres humanos cuando decimos que el amor es \u201cquerer el bien del otro\u201d? \u00bfPodemos realmente imponer una definici\u00f3n de bondad a todos los dem\u00e1s? \u00bfNo supone todo esto que la verdad es objetiva? Quiz\u00e1s sea algo que cada uno de nosotros debe definir por s\u00ed mismo.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">1)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/isidore.co\/aquinas\/QDdeVer1.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Thomas Aquinas, <em>Quaestiones disputatae de veritate<\/em>, q. 1, a. 1.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">2)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newadvent.org\/summa\/1005.htm#article1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Thomas Aquinas, ST I, q. 5, a. 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=\u00bbon|phone\u00bb module_class=\u00bbinline_btn reveal_content2&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb background_color=\u00bb#FFFFFF\u00bb width=\u00bb100%\u00bb max_width=\u00bb100%\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb0px||0px||true|false\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb15px|37px|35px|58px|false|false\u00bb custom_padding_tablet=\u00bb|20px|30px|20px|false|false\u00bb custom_padding_phone=\u00bb|20px||20px|true|false\u00bb border_radii=\u00bboff|||7px|7px\u00bb border_radii_tablet=\u00bboff|||7px|7px\u00bb border_radii_phone=\u00bboff|||7px|7px\u00bb border_radii_last_edited=\u00bbon|phone\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb custom_css_main_element_last_edited=\u00bbon|phone\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb header_2_font=\u00bb|300|||||||\u00bb header_2_text_align=\u00bbleft\u00bb header_2_font_size=\u00bb38px\u00bb header_2_line_height=\u00bb45px\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb0px||0px||true|false\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb0px|10px|0px||false|false\u00bb header_2_font_size_tablet=\u00bb30px\u00bb header_2_font_size_phone=\u00bb28px\u00bb header_2_font_size_last_edited=\u00bbon|desktop\u00bb header_2_line_height_tablet=\u00bb35px\u00bb header_2_line_height_phone=\u00bb30px\u00bb header_2_line_height_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb custom_css_main_element=\u00bbdisplay:inline-block;\u00bb locked=\u00bboff\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb custom_css_main_element_last_edited=\u00bbon|phone\u00bb custom_css_main_element_tablet=\u00bbdisplay:inline-block;\u00bb custom_css_main_element_phone=\u00bbdisplay:inline-block;\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h2>M\u00e1s p\u00e1ginas por venir<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=\u00bboff\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb height_tablet=\u00bb\u00bb height_phone=\u00bb0px\u00bb height_last_edited=\u00bbon|phone\u00bb custom_margin_tablet=\u00bb\u00bb custom_margin_phone=\u00bb0px||0px||true|false\u00bb custom_margin_last_edited=\u00bbon|phone\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb0px||0px||true|false\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charlotte felt as though evil was lurking around every corner like some inescapable shadow. 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