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Question: What must we do in order to obtain "The Good Life"!?
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I go by this formula, and looking at the history of philosophy, it seems to be a near universal formula:

Reason = Virtue = Happiness!.

If you have reason, then you know or have the ability to discover virtue, and virtue, doing good, provides happiness!.

All people naturally yearn for virtue because it provides happiness!. The world runs of morality, it is the single most powerful thing!. Everyone appeals to it!. Hitler never looked in the mirror and said "I'm evil"!. He believe what he was doing was "good!." Those who don't have virtue need to create the illusion they do!. As soon as someone knows they're evil, they stop their evil doings, it becomes unpalatable for them!.

Religious people fail the first hurdle (reason), and then delude themselves into having the rest because they need to believe they're virtuous!. This applies to lots of other things too, child abuse, various superstitions etc!.

But if you follow that formula, and try not to deviate (we all do now and then), then you'll obtain "The Good Life"!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

love god, love yourself, and love others and be a good person and your life will be good, now i mean nobody can live a life without bumps, if you get what i mean!. what i mean is there is going to be rough spots in your life but you should always be positive!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

i think its pretty much simple!.

we must!.!. just be happy!. happy with our lives, ourselves, and certain circumstances!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

be happy!. be happy with what you have, and stop trying to make everything perfect!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Its different for everyone!.

you simply gotta be happy!. true happiness, and being content!.Www@QuestionHome@Com