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How to be happy
#61
RE: How to be happy
(July 30, 2016 at 12:46 am)Maelstrom Wrote:
(July 30, 2016 at 12:44 am)Faith No More Wrote: That doesn't even make sense.  How can that be sociological when you're referring to an individual.

It was something I learned in sociology class.  I cannot remember the specifics, but certain needs to be met for an individual to be truly happy.  Financially secure, loving family/friends.  It makes sense from a sociological viewpoint.

Maybe you're talking about Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
It's definitely not a sociological thing, but you may have learnt it in sociology, as psychology is the basis of sociology.
If that is what you're talking about then you do have a point.
There are a few items on the first tier that an individual could not achieve happiness without, no matter how delusional they can be.
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#62
RE: How to be happy
(July 30, 2016 at 1:41 am)Maelstrom Wrote: Or, perhaps, my sociology teacher believed that there was something of value in what he was imparting.

That doesn't make it sociology.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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#63
RE: How to be happy
(July 30, 2016 at 1:39 am)Excited Penguin Wrote:
(July 30, 2016 at 1:32 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: In another thread, you were complaining about how when people use their own definitions they shut down conversation. And here you are ... using your own definition.

Yes, didn't that strike you as odd? Rolleyes

Strikes me that you don't think much, now that you ask.

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