STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion.

[IATIA]

That is liable to take a few days to catch up as I am a few years behind.

[Pyrrho]

Just remember to pace yourself, or you will be back to Bloody Marys for the hangovers.  Three or four screwdrivers for breakfast should be a good start to your day.  There is no need to overindulge for breakfast.  There are many more opportunities to drink later in the day.

[Exian]

It's my thinkin' that you ought to place your happiness in something that'll last at least as long as you do: yourself. Easier said than done, I realize, but it's the safest bet, no?

[JuliaL]

Question: What is the best way to achieve "sustained happiness"? Is it by:

1) volunteering or working with a charity;
2) taking educational courses;
3) participating in religious organizations; or
4) participating in a political or community organization?

Answer: 3.

I understand the draw of many psychoactive substances is that of producing euphoria.
They, like religious organizations, have a down side.  Sometimes it is lethal.
In the case of religious delusions the size of James Inhofe's it looks like it'll be fatal for technological civilization.  He really shouldn't be able to advocate against climate change mitigating actions on the grounds that God wouldn't let us ruin our ecosystem.  But he does.

"God's still up there", the "arrogance of people to think that we, human beings, would be able to change what He is doing in the climate is to me outrageous."

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Hey you blasphemer!  Dionysus, the god of divine intoxication, is ready to welcome you with open arms, if only you will take the first steps and open that bottle and drink!

Here is his picture on an inexpensive option that is a good value (at least as typically priced in the U.S.):

Besides, you can be responsible and drink.  You just have to manage when and where and how much you drink.  It is a little less fun that way, but it also has the advantage of minimizing hangovers.

Cheers!

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When: whenever the sun is not in the sky.
Where: where ever you and alcohol share a point in space.
How much: till you can't remember your name

Written like a person who has not yet destroyed their liver's reserve capacity.


Fortunately, denying that smoking will hurt your lungs is still an option.

[rexbeccarox]

I thought the 'bloody mary' was the "traditional" breakfast. Do you mean to say that I have been wrong for these several decades?  Does this mean that I have to go to confession?

No, you just have to make up for lost time and start drinking more screwdrivers.  How else do you get your orange juice in the morning?  You will want to pick very good orange juice and very good vodka, as having those two ingredients, over ice, means that they both are important.  If you pick substandard ingredients, you will have a bad screwdriver.

The Bloody Mary is traditional for when one has a hangover.  But if you have been pacing yourself and do not have a hangover, you should stick with screwdrivers, as god intended.

So, if you have been drinking Bloody Marys when you ought to have been drinking screwdrivers, you should double up on the screwdrivers for breakfast until you make up for all of the screwdrivers you should have had.

Blasphemy! I don't know who your god is, but my god commands beer, and on his birthday the only acceptable communion is Pliny the Younger Double IPA. If you don't have any cellared, you're a heathen who won't have access to heaven where only devotees of hops and barley will reside for all time. Don't forget your pretzel necklace: blood of his blood; flesh of his flesh and all that.

The only acceptable drink for breakfast is a hefeweisen of your choice (see? Free will!) with an orange slice. PBUHFH.

(Peace Be Upon His Foamy Head)

[Pyrrho]

No, you just have to make up for lost time and start drinking more screwdrivers.  How else do you get your orange juice in the morning?  You will want to pick very good orange juice and very good vodka, as having those two ingredients, over ice, means that they both are important.  If you pick substandard ingredients, you will have a bad screwdriver.

The Bloody Mary is traditional for when one has a hangover.  But if you have been pacing yourself and do not have a hangover, you should stick with screwdrivers, as god intended.

So, if you have been drinking Bloody Marys when you ought to have been drinking screwdrivers, you should double up on the screwdrivers for breakfast until you make up for all of the screwdrivers you should have had.

Blasphemy! I don't know who your god is, but my god commands beer, and on his birthday the only acceptable communion is Pliny the Younger Double IPA. If you don't have any cellared, you're a heathen who won't have access to heaven where only devotees of hops and barley will reside for all time. Don't forget your pretzel necklace: blood of his blood; flesh of his flesh and all that.

The only acceptable drink for breakfast is a hefeweisen of your choice (see? Free will!) with an orange slice. PBUHFH.

(Peace Be Upon His Foamy Head)

Dionysus recognizes all forms of alcohol.  So my god is okay with what you are suggesting, even though I am not.  Don't get me wrong, I like beer.  But not for breakfast.  That just seems wrong.  Beer is for late morning through the evening, not breakfast.  (Or one can instead go with wine or....)  But Dionysus is okay with what you are doing.  But I will stick with screwdrivers for breakfast, as I want a healthy start to my day with plenty of vitamin C.  My healthful ways are why people don't guess how old I am when they meet me, guessing me to be at least a decade younger than I am.

I assure you, I have never had a bad day when I started it with a screwdriver.  All of my bad days started without one.  I think there is a lesson in that for all of us.

Also, I never contaminate my beer with foreign substances.  I like it pure.  Lime and orange slices are not things I want in my beer.  Lime or orange in vodka, sure, but not in beer.

[rexbeccarox]

You will burn in a pit of cheap vodka-fueled fire, you heretic!

[Chad32]

Are you trying to turn the god of good times into a vindictive asshole? You should be ashamed.

[rexbeccarox]

Are you trying to turn the god of good times into a vindictive asshole? You should be ashamed.

When did I ever say he was the god of good times? Not everybody is a chosen one.

[Chad32]

He is the god of good times. Food, drink, and festivals.