(February 13, 2013 at 4:06 pm)futilethewinds Wrote: One of the things that bothers me most about religion is that it almost uniformly is about denying oneself pleasure. Also, moral theories are often about denying oneself pleasure. Therefore, I am drawn to hedonism, a philosophy that holds that seeking pleasure is not only good, it is the only good. While I don't necessarily agree with that philosophy wholeheartedly, it is interesting to me.
Are there any hedonists here? Is hedonism compatible with religion or morality? What are your views on hedonism?
You're missing the fact that hedonism is a moral theory itself. Morality is about telling someone how they should live and what they should live for and hedonism posits one's pleasure as that goal.
