Does Pain have a Purpose?

Have you ever wondered what life would be like if we felt no pain? Break an arm, step in a thorn, lose a loved one or visit the dentist...go through all this and feel no pain. Would life work this way and if not then what is the purpose of pain? In this episode I share my experience with hunting a wounded animal, an animal in pain. I also wrestle with New Zealand's claim that animals are sentient beings, that they experience pain as we do. And then I suggest a possible reason why we have pain. Perhaps we have been designed to feel pain so our lives can be preserved. Pain alerts us to attention and teaches us to be careful. But it also pushes us towards the deeper questions of life. Pain might just be a good thing!