Do See Happiness as the Point of Life?

Answer 1

no. the point of life is to experience...
happiness is only one experience. there is also sadness, anger, pain, love, jealousy, sky diving, riding a horse, owning a car, having a pet, having children, getting a job, being a student, watching the sun set, rolling down a hill, blowing bubbles, swimming, getting into trouble, getting out of trouble, drugs/alcohol, watching the clouds and seeing what shapes you think they are, flying a kite, riding a bike, cliff diving, surfing, scuba diving, traveling, falling in love, learning to respect people even if you don't like them, taking responsibility to complete chores, paying bills, watching tv, asking questions and finding answers...

if the point of life was happiness... how minuscule that would be in the scope of all possibilities.

Answer 2

I believe happiness is the purpose of life from both a religious and philosophical point. I'm a Mormon, and one of the things that the Book of Mormon says is this: 'Adam fell that man might be, and man is that he might have joy.' Man in this quotation includes woman, of course; an odd idiosyncrasy of English, what whatcha gonna do?

In the philosophical sense, happiness is the achieving of a balanced life, coming as close as possible to being a Sage (as the Stoics might say). Shakespeare wrote in Much Ado About Nothing 'there never was philosopher that bore a toothache patiently.' Yet that is the whole point of being a philosopher--to learn to bear toothache as well as fun and excitement patiently--in my opinion.

Happiness, not the low-level stuff like gaeity or fun but the real thing, the kind of happiness that abides despite circumstances, is the reason for our existence. Once you've got it everything else will follow. This sort of long-term, stable happiness includes hundreds of prerequisites, so it comes with a very large package of learned character traits.

There are lots of books on this sort of happiness. You could try Dennis Prager, he's pretty good.

Answer 3

Yes one of the meanings to life is doing things that make you happy and are positive. The other meaning is making others happy.

Answer 4

No.

If God doesn't exist, there is no point of life whatsoever. Not living nor dying nor surviving nor reproducing. No point. So then your question is meaningless. We just do whatever makes us feel good but we can't call it a point of life.

If God does exist, then our purpose and meaning and point must come from Him.

So it seems logical to me that if we think there is a point to life, then that must be something God put into our human nature to point us to seek Him.

Answer 5

wow! great answer "pretty mo" seriously you should think of writing a book, you seem very deep and wise, id go right along with her answer, but to sound a little like i have my own brain, I'm not so sure what the point of life is, especially at this point of my life, you guys i honestly am at a place where i feel like i have no purpose of life right now, not suicidal or anything but definitely questioning why GOD is still keeping me here, I'm feeling pretty worthless lately, i pray it passe's

Answer 6

No; becuase it takes very little to make you happy, it is the point of life to make someone else happy.

Answer 7

If happiness is defined as making yourself, those before you, those to come, and others happy, than yes.

Answer 8

the point of life is to keep it going......having babies is the point of life.

Answer 9

no, but the making the best of its important.

Answer 10

of course