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Started by SoldierofFortune, May 16, 2020, 06:27:30 AM

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SoldierofFortune

Any human must! exceed his or her limitations; or there is no way for him or her to access to happiness.

This is the rule to happiness!; and there is no way out except going over the limit!...

And, within my limit; i believe there is nothing i can do...

At least, ''fill in the blank''...

Gawdzilla Sama

Weird that you think you can define happiness for me.
We 'new atheists' have a reputation for being militant, but make no mistake  we didn't start this war. If you want to place blame put it on the the religious zealots who have been poisoning the minds of the  young for a long long time."
PZ Myers

Munch

I'm hereby turning this thread into:

Happiness is?

In which we say what makes us happy each day.


To start.

Happiness is seeing the cake you worked hard in preparing coming out perfecting from the oven and staying in shape.

Happiness is also seeing your fav adult actors face on your fav adult content site appear.
'Political correctness is fascism pretending to be manners' - George Carlin

Gawdzilla Sama

Bravo for finding a bit of happiness in the world.
We 'new atheists' have a reputation for being militant, but make no mistake  we didn't start this war. If you want to place blame put it on the the religious zealots who have been poisoning the minds of the  young for a long long time."
PZ Myers

Unbeliever

I don't seek happiness, I seek to avoid unhappiness.
God Not Found
"There is a sucker born-again every minute." - C. Spellman

Baruch

Quote from: Unbeliever on May 16, 2020, 12:27:52 PM
I don't seek happiness, I seek to avoid unhappiness.

Epicurus and Freud.  On that note, avoid constipation (what killed Epicurus) and mouth cancer (what killed Freud).

Not for you in particular ... if you are unhappy with yourself, then how far can you run to avoid yourself?  This is where mindfulness and other psych techniques come in handy.  Attempting to artificially stimulate happiness (thru addiction) or suppress pain (thru medication) is dealing with symptoms, not causes.

Soldieroffortune - avoid black/white thinking.  This is self defeating.  You can make things a little bit better, every day, if you follow the following:

So to all, are you unhappy with yourself?  If you are unhappy with someone outside of your social zone (say a politician or religious leader) then you are self defeating.  If what makes you unhappy, is within your social zone, talk it over, don't be afraid to lose your so-called friends.  You can get new friends.  If what makes you unhappy is yourself, then don't blame the world or your social zone.  Deal with your problem directly ... by correcting your warped feelings.  It is natural to like yourself, it is pathological to hate yourself.  The basis is psychology and communication.  Get these straight, the rest will fall in line.
Ha’át’íísh baa naniná?
Azee’ Å,a’ish nanídį́į́h?
Táadoo ánít’iní.
What are you doing?
Are you taking any medications?
Don't do that.

Mike Cl

Searching for happiness is fruitless--what the hell is it?  I look for contentment.  And I've found it.  I am content with my life at this stage (old) and I'm very good with that.
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?<br />Then he is not omnipotent,<br />Is he able but not willing?<br />Then whence cometh evil?<br />Is he neither able or willing?<br />Then why call him god?

Gawdzilla Sama

I'm mildly amused that I might hit 70 in a few months.
We 'new atheists' have a reputation for being militant, but make no mistake  we didn't start this war. If you want to place blame put it on the the religious zealots who have been poisoning the minds of the  young for a long long time."
PZ Myers

Munch

Quote from: Gawdzilla Sama on May 16, 2020, 07:25:15 PM
I'm mildly amused that I might hit 70 in a few months.

Did you plan to hit any other age?
'Political correctness is fascism pretending to be manners' - George Carlin

Unbeliever

God Not Found
"There is a sucker born-again every minute." - C. Spellman

Gawdzilla Sama

Quote from: Munch on May 16, 2020, 07:29:55 PM
Did you plan to hit any other age?
I didn't expect to live through my school years.
We 'new atheists' have a reputation for being militant, but make no mistake  we didn't start this war. If you want to place blame put it on the the religious zealots who have been poisoning the minds of the  young for a long long time."
PZ Myers

Baruch

Quote from: Gawdzilla Sama on May 16, 2020, 07:25:15 PM
I'm mildly amused that I might hit 70 in a few months.

Hit 70?  What did it ever do to hurt you? ;-)
Ha’át’íísh baa naniná?
Azee’ Å,a’ish nanídį́į́h?
Táadoo ánít’iní.
What are you doing?
Are you taking any medications?
Don't do that.

Baruch

Ha’át’íísh baa naniná?
Azee’ Å,a’ish nanídį́į́h?
Táadoo ánít’iní.
What are you doing?
Are you taking any medications?
Don't do that.

Baruch

Quote from: Gawdzilla Sama on May 16, 2020, 08:10:38 PM
I didn't expect to live through my school years.

Haven't graduated from HS yet?  Well, keep on trying! ;-)
Ha’át’íísh baa naniná?
Azee’ Å,a’ish nanídį́į́h?
Táadoo ánít’iní.
What are you doing?
Are you taking any medications?
Don't do that.

Sal1981

Quote from: Unbeliever on May 16, 2020, 12:27:52 PM
I don't seek happiness, I seek to avoid unhappiness.
To expand on that, I seek the will to change things I can and want to change, and accept things that I cannot change.

To reiterate: You get a long way just accepting things out of your control, while influencing your own life that which you can change.

It isn't exactly stoicism, but it's close to it.

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