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Question: Happiness and Reason -- Do you need rationality to be happy!?
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I would yes but it's a qualified yes!. Happiness, I would say, is more easily found in ones life if it is lived in agreement with reason!. Notice, I said in agreement to reason, which is not the same thing as just using reason for your desires!. One can use reason to figure out how to kill people but it will not lead to happiness!. Living in agreement to reason means to seek for the truth of life via reason!. Your emotions are not discounted but are put in ratio to the totality of your life!. You examine the goals of your life to lead to a more fulfilling life!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Happiness describes a state of mind-a physical benchmark!. Reason is more sublime and infers an ability to choose alternatives for some Happy reason!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I don't believe so!. Look at religion (not saying it is true or not)!. Religion is based purely on faith, no rational thought is needed, yet religion can bring immense joy to its believers!.

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you don't need rationality but it helps a lot and it will make your life easy going and happy!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

happiness is only a perception!.

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This doesnt even deserve an answer!. Www@QuestionHome@Com