(October 17, 2016 at 11:33 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Also, I've noticed some people here use the philosophy of "if it makes you happy, then go for it" for any action/lifestyle under the sun that isn't directly harming another.
...Yet take a much more critical/judgmental approach when it comes to people taking joy in their faith.
Why does the logic of "if it makes you happy, go for it" get tossed out the window when it comes to theists who's faith brings them happiness? Who are happy when they go to church, pray, sing together, believe, etc?
Some food for thought.
This plays off of Pascal's Wager. If the existentialist says that each person should find their own meaning, and I find my meaning in God, then I have met the existentialist test and have lost nothing.
We are not made happy by what we acquire but by what we appreciate.
