Delusion and Happiness

The fact that a believer may be happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than that a drunken man may be happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality. George Bernard Shaw

Originally posted by 667joe
The fact that a believer may be happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than that a drunken man may be happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality. George Bernard Shaw

I knew I'd seen this before...
http://www.redhotchess.com/board/showthread.php?subject=Sober_or_Drunk&threadid=131860

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Originally posted by Agerg
I knew I'd seen this before...
http://www.redhotchess.com/board/showthread.php?subject=Sober_or_Drunk&threadid=131860

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667joe believes in recycling.

Originally posted by 667joe
The fact that a believer may be happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than that a drunken man may be happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality. George Bernard Shaw

Yes but you left out the third person.......but why am i not surprized

Originally posted by vishvahetu
Yes but you left out the third person.......but why am i not surprized

I believe the thrid person was the "drunken man"...lemme check:
1) believer
2) skeptic
3) drunken man
4) sober [man]
5) George Bernard Shaw

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These four said basically, "I was Wrong".

YouTube&feature=related

Originally posted by jaywill
These four said basically, "I was Wrong".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rESOsk6j3Fc&feature=related

What if I were to tell you these four individuals were from the day 1 of their existence already prepared to return to the Lord on High?

That their intellect, and strength of how they have built their lives and those who trust them, were preCisely why these specific individuals had such a "wake up call"?

This is fact whether you accept it or not.

Nice post, J

Originally posted by 667joe
The fact that a believer may be happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than that a drunken man may be happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality. George Bernard Shaw

Wise man, that Shaw. I know I'll take a "false sense of well-being" in lieu of a true sense of worthlessness any day.