What is your view of Christian Hedonism (link provided if you don't know what this)?

Question

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Hedonism

Working Man - that wasn't an answer and if you wanted to comment on my profile then just simply send me a note.

I provided a link that explains what the subject my question is for those who don't know what it is.

Kel - You crack me up.

Answer 1

I totally disagree with Kant as I don't think the morality of an action is based or even determined by your desire to preform it. Clearly I have no desire to kill anyone, but according to his statement if I killed others from a sense of duty, it would be a moral action.

Hedonism is a often misunderstood sense of ethics and is often characterized by over indulging, but in its strict sense, the simpler pleasures often produce the most pleasure, for example: a cold glass of water after doing a hot job well, produces a greater pleasure than feasting day after day.

In this strict sense, I don't see much of a conflict with traditional Christianity. Nor do I see anything that mandates suffering as a moral way of life.

Answer 2

I read your profile. Why do some lump all the Christians
the same? There are crazies in all religions that twist
it around and take it too far. I am not one of those and
I am not going to turn against my belief in God because
of some crazy people out there. No, I never heard of
what you are talking about. People believe or don't
believe what they want to. Regards.
Edit- I don't send email and if I did, number 1 would
not be about beliefs. I already received a crazy email
about this subject.

Answer 3

An action is moral only if one has no desire to perform it, but performs it out of a sense of duty and derives no benefit from it of any sort, neither material nor spiritual. A benefit destroys the moral value of an action. (Thus if one has no desire to be evil, one cannot be good; if one has, one can.)

i agree with Kant

Answer 4

Hedonism is the philosophy that pleasure is the most important pursuit of mankind.

Answer 5

Christian Hedonism?? I thought that was just Pat Boone wearing black shoes for a change! (lol)

Answer 6

Interesting. Never heard of that before. Don't like the title as it is misleading. But it seems alright to me. If we are saved, then we will get enjoyment from serving God and from our relationship with Him. The happiest times of my life, the times where I felt the best, have been the times where my relationship with God has been the strongest. And it does make me truly happy and satisfied when I do something that God has asked me to do.

Answer 7

I would agree with that view more so than Kant's view. What Kant describes as a moral act is pretty much impossible. Or he is saying the only moral act is something you hate doing...that is ridiculous.

Answer 8

i've been to hedonism 2 and hedonism 3 in jamaica, and there were christians and catholics there!

great place by the way!!