“The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic...?

Question

...is no more to the point than the fact than a drunken man is happier than a sober one”

Your thoughts?

-quote by George Bernard Shaw

Answer 1

Believing (in anything) creates hope at least for the thing he/she believes
Skeptic to anything , reduce the hope to each of what they're scptic particular thing.

A drunken man, is happy because he BELIEVES that the alcohol can make him happy.
A SCEPTIC doesn't even want to take a zip.

Answer 2

"Happier" is just a relative term. I'm happiest when there is stuff to do. In other words, I am happiest when there is some conflict in my life to work on and figure out. If things are just great all the time, I get bored.

So, my happiness (of one kind) is diminished by happiness (of another kind). And conflict (of one kind) can lead to happiness (of another kind).

So, is the believer or skeptic really the happier person? I think you are counting apples and oranges. The believer might have more empty bliss because they've been diluted enough by religion's emotional manipulation to be in a constant state of numbness they call happiness. However, the skeptic is constantly in awe at the world and strives to figure out all of the unknowns. The skeptic will never find all solutions, but that doesn't trouble him. It's the journey and exploration that make him happy.

Answer 3

I have many struggles but one thing I don't allow those things to change my thinking..I have Joy and Peace because of Jesus..

Answer 4

Well that is logical. But the premise in the first line is wrong.

(I think I just said that in another question...)

Answer 5

Perhaps it's like saying, "is it better to be happy or to be right?"