• Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.

  • CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.

Knowledge or Happiness?

Jump to latest Follow Reply
Sort by date Sort by votes

Osiris

Übermensch
Mar 15, 2003
3,480
120
Visit site
✟4,264.00
Faith
Atheist
Marital Status
Single
I don't see how such happiness could be considered pure. I think it be best as described as synthetic happiness.

Such synthetic happiness, could be cut short by you dying because of some fatal uncontrollable disease that everyone would fall prey to because there is really no knowledge on how to stop it.

Having total knowledge, you'd be able to do anything, an in the end, achieve true/pure happiness (even if it is via synthetic methods).
 
Upvote 0

Eudaimonist

I believe in life before death!
Jan 1, 2003
27,482
2,738
58
American resident of Sweden
Visit site
✟126,756.00
Gender
Male
Faith
Atheist
Marital Status
Private
Politics
US-Libertarian
grasping the after wind said:
Depends how one defines happiness. I find it akin to contentment so I would think that such a person would be quite satisfied.
Click to expand...

That is close to what I personally think.


eudaimonia,

Mark
 
Upvote 0

Dave Ellis

Contributor
Dec 27, 2011
8,933
821
Toronto, Ontario
✟59,815.00
Gender
Male
Faith
Atheist
Marital Status
In Relationship
Politics
CA-Conservatives



If you had total knowledge, you'd also know how to acquire the wealth, equipment and ability to do whatever you wanted.
 
Upvote 0

Dave Ellis

Contributor
Dec 27, 2011
8,933
821
Toronto, Ontario
✟59,815.00
Gender
Male
Faith
Atheist
Marital Status
In Relationship
Politics
CA-Conservatives
DCJazz said:
Wasn't it the promise of Total Knowledge that caused the Fall in the first place?

Think about it.
Click to expand...


No, the fall occurs every year at the end of summer. Knowledge has nothing to do with that, it's just simply a natural occurrence.
 
Upvote 0

Dave Ellis

Contributor
Dec 27, 2011
8,933
821
Toronto, Ontario
✟59,815.00
Gender
Male
Faith
Atheist
Marital Status
In Relationship
Politics
CA-Conservatives
Paradoxum said:
Not necessarily and it could take long time.
Click to expand...

If you had total knowledge, you'd also know life extension technology and every winning lottery number. It wouldn't take that long
 
Upvote 0

Dave Ellis

Contributor
Dec 27, 2011
8,933
821
Toronto, Ontario
✟59,815.00
Gender
Male
Faith
Atheist
Marital Status
In Relationship
Politics
CA-Conservatives
Elioenai26 said:
Yes it was. It was the believing of a lie that caused this knowledge to appear worth openly rebelling against the Giver of said knowledge.

It is the first instance of idol worship committed by humans.
Click to expand...


Wait, you actually believe the literal story of the Garden of Eden?
 
Upvote 0

Skavau

Ode to the Forgotten Few
Sep 6, 2007
5,823
665
England
✟57,397.00
Faith
Humanist
Marital Status
Single
DCJazz said:
Wasn't it the promise of Total Knowledge that caused the Fall in the first place?

Think about it.
Click to expand...
All I'm seeing here is ignorance is bliss because it is too dangerous to delve into mystery to receive understanding.

God might be upset.
 
Upvote 0
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

How do I stop doubting? (in prayer, or regarding the Gospel)
Replies
17
Views
925
Requests for Christian Advice
timothyu
A good poem i wrote
Replies
0
Views
251
Christian Philosophy & Ethics
Danny boy2
God's "Moedim" (appointed times) Yom Teruah/Rosh HaShannah
Replies
0
Views
261
Messianic Judaism
RabbiJames
Would the promotion of the First Absolute Law of Logic help establish the concept of God?
Replies
51
Views
3K
Creation & Theistic Evolution
stevevw
Careful how you use the tools
Replies
0
Views
258
"My Two Cents Worth"
LovebirdsFlying
Menu
Log in
Register