Genuine Human Happiness
The Integrity of God's Character; and the Person and Work (Substitutionary Spiritual Death of Christ on Our Behalf) Define the Basis and Means of Genuine Human Happiness. Let's have a relaxed conversation. No repetitive interrogatories or ill tempered rants, please. All constuctive comments and opinions, welcome. If you've got an uncomfortable hair across your buttocks or brain, today, please stay home. Thank You.
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyI have always partaken of a good deal of "Human Happiness", for the most part, but it has felt rather more "Genuine" since I gave up Christianity [about 10 years ago] as my current "Human Happiness" is no longer rooted in speculation and superstition, in groupism, and in the internalization of dogma and folklore. Looking back, I sometimes wonder what on earth I was thinking when I was religious. Nevertheless, it did not really cause me "Human Unhappiness". So, if people enjoy "Human Happiness", and even if they sincerely believe it to be "Genuine", through stuff like Substitutionary Spiritual Death of Christ on Our Behalf, then I wish them every happiness. However, I could never imagine going back to it. Indeed, the idea invokes a sense of "Unhappiness".
The Integrity of God's Character; and the Person and Work (Substitutionary Spiritual Death of Christ on Our Behalf) Define the Basis and Means of Genuine Human Happiness. Let's have a relaxed conversation. No repetitive interrogatories or ill tempered rants, please. All constuctive comments and opinions, welcome. If you've got an uncomfortable hair across your buttocks or brain, today, please stay home. Thank You.
25 Feb 13
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyI think you'll find the last part of your post is like a red rag to bull around these parts.
[b]Genuine Human Happiness
The Integrity of God's Character; and the Person and Work (Substitutionary Spiritual Death of Christ on Our Behalf) Define the Basis and Means of Genuine Human Happiness. Let's have a relaxed conversation. No repetitive interrogatories or ill tempered rants, please. All constuctive comments and opinions, welcome. If you ...[text shortened]... got an uncomfortable hair across your buttocks or brain, today, please stay home. Thank You.[/b]
To address the topic in at least semi serious fashion, could you enlighten me how I would know my happiness (I am human by the way) is genuine and not fake? Is there something like the Microsoft Genuine Advantage malarkey that will pop up and tell me my happiness media are not genuine?
25 Feb 13
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyThe first sentence must be taken on faith and can't really be discussed at all.
The Integrity of God's Character; and the Person and Work (Substitutionary Spiritual Death of Christ on Our Behalf) Define the Basis and Means of Genuine Human Happiness. Let's have a relaxed conversation. No repetitive interrogatories or ill tempered rants, please. All constuctive comments and opinions, welcome. If you've got an uncomfortable hair across your buttocks or brain, today, please stay home. Thank You.
This makes the rest of your post rather interesting. You want discussion, but you don't want opposing views. What do you want? Lots of thumbs up?
Have you ever had a discussion on this forum? I see you start lots of threads but haven't really ever seen to take part in an actual discussion.
25 Feb 13
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyAre you asking non Christians if they are genuinely happy, or are you claiming they cannot be genuinely happy by virtue of being non Christians?
[b]Genuine Human Happiness
The Integrity of God's Character; and the Person and Work (Substitutionary Spiritual Death of Christ on Our Behalf) Define the Basis and Means of Genuine Human Happiness. Let's have a relaxed conversation. No repetitive interrogatories or ill tempered rants, please. All constuctive comments and opinions, welcome. If you ...[text shortened]... got an uncomfortable hair across your buttocks or brain, today, please stay home. Thank You.[/b]
Quite hard to have a "relaxed conversation." if it is the latter.
Few Easy Questions:
Does buying new clothes make you happy?
Does wining a demanding chess game make you happy?
Does an excellent meal at a five star restaurant make you happy?
Does vacationing with your family make you happy?
Does the unparalled enjoyment of intimacy with your wife make you happy?
Of Course They Do!
Do these variations of human happiness l a s t ? Hell, No.
25 Feb 13
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyAn excellent meal in a cheap restaurant makes me much happier!!!! 🙂
[b]Few Easy Questions:
Does buying new clothes make you happy?
Does wining a demanding chess game make you happy?
Does an excellent meal at a five star restaurant make you happy?
Does vacationing with your family make you happy?
Does the unparalled enjoyment of intimacy with your wife make you happy?
Of Course They Do!
[hidden]Do these variations of human happiness l a s t ? Hell, No.[/hidden][/b]
25 Feb 13
Originally posted by avalanchethecatBoth are self-centered desires.
Happiness is nice, but contentment is what you really want.
Interesting that, given the doctrine of Jesus, the creator of this thread identifies himself as a Christian. But then, the doctrine of Paul, which seems to be what GB follows, is of the self-centered, by the self-centered, for the self-centered.
25 Feb 13
Originally posted by ThinkOfOnePlease tell me more about your desires which are not self-centred.
Both are self-centered desires.
Interesting that, given the doctrine of Jesus, the creator of this thread identifies himself as a Christian. But then, the doctrine of Paul, which seems to be what GB follows, is of the self-centered, by the self-centered, for the self-centered.