2007-03-12 05:22:23 · 14 answers · asked by Rabbit 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
happy
2007-03-12 05:25:55 · answer #1 · answered by charles h 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question, sometimes ignorance is bliss.
Consider the Jesus freaks, evangelicals and other deeply religious folks, all have reverted to that primitive limbic systems of our brains, the place where our deepest emotions reside. The 'born-again' Christian phenomena has a scientific basis. When people are in deep despair, near death, nearly starved, or other highly emotional states, the 'religious experience' is triggered. Hormones, dopamine receptors and other chemical reactions take place...all good for the body. They help to fight diseases, etc. It was a survival mechanism our bodies have devloped since the days of our primitive ancestors.
Those that know the truth however, ie Objective Reality, are not allowing themselves the body's defensive mechanizm that has evolved over time. The closest they (we) can come is to believe in the 'power of positive thinking' which is the closest to religion (use of the limbic system of our brains) that we atheists can get.
I've chosen Objective Reality (ie, being 'right' as you call it), even knowing that a delusional worldview could be beneficial to my health and body....go figure.
2007-03-12 14:21:06 · answer #2 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
currently that is precisely where I am. I am more happy than right. only because there is really no right answer since there is really not just one way to look at something. but since I have an idea of what my answer would be and I am sure I can back it up one way or another than I am happy.
2007-03-12 12:35:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since my happiness depends on my achieving or at least moving forward to my greatest values; Being right brings more happiness.
2007-03-12 13:11:28 · answer #4 · answered by Real Friend 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a false dichotomy. It does not have to be either/or. It can be both/and in this case. Of course, one could be happy without being right or be right without being happy. But one could also be both happy and right.
2007-03-12 14:34:14 · answer #5 · answered by sokrates 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd rather be happy ,cause when you're happy everything seems right anyway!
2007-03-12 12:33:42 · answer #6 · answered by nellie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right! Because I am happy when I am right!
2007-03-12 18:05:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
happy would win everytime, right now a long freindship is on the rocks because I wouldn't help him because what he was asking me to do was illegal, I would like nothing better than to be proven wrong so I could put our freindship back on its tracks again.
2007-03-12 12:40:26 · answer #8 · answered by al b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've discovered that doing the right things is the only way to get long term happyness
2007-03-12 15:43:46 · answer #9 · answered by Jorge Lavin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
being right makes me happy
2007-03-12 13:05:16 · answer #10 · answered by Charley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋