Happy people are better and superior

Black Francis · 08-16-2014, 04:13 AM

I think this guy is one step away from starting a cult.

And honestly all he has said could be summed up to "Do whatever makes you happy"
Actually that's giving him too much credit cause he even ruined that by mixing the concept of happiness with selfishness and a dash of his own brand of crazy.

RoxyRollah · 08-16-2014, 05:59 AM

The sad part of this long winded rant is ,that I know what Matt was trying to say .
I can sum it up in one sentance, "Do what thou wilt,shall be the whole of the law."
I can't tell if he read Alistair Crowley' s book of the law before the bong or after.

Or he is long windedly qouting Charles Manson. "In love there no wrong" ....Now how come I can do that in two sentances? Kids and their damn drugs...

Deviouz · 08-16-2014, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by RoxyRollah

The sad part of this long winded rant is ,that I know what Matt was trying to say .
I can sum it up in one sentance, "Do what thou wilt,shall be the whole of the law."
I can't tell if he read Alistair Crowley' s book of the law before the bong or after.

Or he is long windedly qouting Charles Manson. "In love there no wrong" ....Now how come I can do that in two sentances? Kids and their damn drugs...

No. Theleta.

Isbjørn · 08-16-2014, 01:34 PM

I scrolled past the entire first post, didn't even bother starting on the first sentence. Can someone less lazy than me sum it up in a nice little four-line paragraph?

DwnWthVwls · 08-16-2014, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Briks

I scrolled past the entire first post, didn't even bother starting on the first sentence. Can someone less lazy than me sum it up in a nice little four-line paragraph?

Briks like life. Briks is happy. Briks isn't dead. Briks is superior.

RoxyRollah · 08-16-2014, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

Briks like life. Briks is happy. Briks isn't dead. Briks is superior.

Although keep scrolling its really quite commical...

GuitarBizarre · 08-16-2014, 04:03 PM

Sansa gets banned > Nonsensical preacher shows up.

Coincidence?

RoxyRollah · 08-16-2014, 04:10 PM

Not her bro, I'm pretty sure Ive seen him before her ban.

HellCell · 08-16-2014, 04:53 PM

From what I've read, hedonism can be summarize the entire thing. I might even join that conclusion myself as happiness and sadness can be quantified just like that. Without a doubt I'd rather live a life 90% bliss and happiness over 90% sadness.

What about other people's happiness? Let's say you do a small sacrifice for a huge increase in happiness for another person? And maybe that investment would mean a new friend that could add more happiness into your "pool."
Or is this thread based solely on personal happiness?

So what's better in your world? Someone with 90% happiness and another with 10% happiness or 80% happiness for both people? The former has a higher peak happiness but the latter has a higher collective happiness.

Guybrush · 08-16-2014, 06:03 PM

Isn't being religious all about living in shame/guilt and a fear of going to hell? How is that pleasurable?

Some people can derive a lot of pleasure from believing really far-out ****, but that can be kinda risky. The beliefs are out of tune with knowledge and general experience and beliefs built on those lies can be like a house of cards. If it comes crashing down, you're miserable. Plus, I get pleasure out of believing that I believe in something that is actually pretty close to truth. I think everyone should, so bit of an agenda there, a bit like religious missionary.

By the way, I get why I might worry about the events leading up to death, but why would I, as an atheist, worry about being dead? I don't and I don't whine about it either. To me, being dead would be like my life in year 1000. It hadn't really started so I have no experience of it and so wouldn't care about anything either way.

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Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	I think this guy is one step away from starting a cult. And honestly all he has said could be summed up to "Do whatever makes you happy" Actually that's giving him too much credit cause he even ruined that by mixing the concept of happiness with selfishness and a dash of his own brand of crazy. __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

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Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	I scrolled past the entire first post, didn't even bother starting on the first sentence. Can someone less lazy than me sum it up in a nice little four-line paragraph? __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

08-16-2014, 04:53 PM	#69 (permalink)
HellCell Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 272	From what I've read, hedonism can be summarize the entire thing. I might even join that conclusion myself as happiness and sadness can be quantified just like that. Without a doubt I'd rather live a life 90% bliss and happiness over 90% sadness. What about other people's happiness? Let's say you do a small sacrifice for a huge increase in happiness for another person? And maybe that investment would mean a new friend that could add more happiness into your "pool." Or is this thread based solely on personal happiness? So what's better in your world? Someone with 90% happiness and another with 10% happiness or 80% happiness for both people? The former has a higher peak happiness but the latter has a higher collective happiness. __________________ http://www.last.fm/user/deannewb

08-16-2014, 06:03 PM	#70 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Isn't being religious all about living in shame/guilt and a fear of going to hell? How is that pleasurable? Some people can derive a lot of pleasure from believing really far-out ***, but that can be kinda risky. The beliefs are out of tune with knowledge and general experience and beliefs built on those lies can be like a house of cards. If it comes crashing down, you're miserable. Plus, I get pleasure out of believing that I believe in something that is actually pretty close to truth. I think everyone should, so bit of an agenda there, a bit like religious missionary. By the way, I get why I might worry about the events leading up to death, but why would I, as an atheist, worry about being dead? I don't and I don't whine about it either. To me, being dead would be like my life in year 1000. It hadn't really started so I have no experience of it and so wouldn't care about anything either way. __________________ Something Completely Different*