I suppose you can break all of this down to pleasure as long as you include:
The pleasure of "doing the right thing,"
Including the pleasure to others.
Valuation of short term Vs long term pleasure.
All of the above are probably evolutionary developments to further the species.
In other words you can express this all in terms of pleasure gained but that doesn't yield the hedonistic world the approach might imply.
In that light I'd put religious pleasure in the same category as any other addiction, plus, it tends to score badly on including the pleasure of others.
The pleasure of "doing the right thing,"
Including the pleasure to others.
Valuation of short term Vs long term pleasure.
All of the above are probably evolutionary developments to further the species.
In other words you can express this all in terms of pleasure gained but that doesn't yield the hedonistic world the approach might imply.
In that light I'd put religious pleasure in the same category as any other addiction, plus, it tends to score badly on including the pleasure of others.
Kuusi palaa, ja on viimeinen kerta kun annan vaimoni laittaa jouluvalot!
