happiness

How do CO2 emissions correlate with happiness, both at a personal and national level? If substantial limits are placed on CO2 emissions, do you think will it have a net positive or negative impact on your lifestyle? In the long run, which populations will suffer and which will gain?

Tell me what you think of this article: "A study of the relationships of nearly 5,000 people tracked for decades in the Framingham Heart Study shows that good cheer spreads through social networks of nearby family, friends and neighbors. By Karen Kaplan December 05, 2008 They say...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7302609.stm Meh that article can say what it wants, I consider myself an Atheist and I'm a mega happy person with a highly fulfilling, meaningful and productive life. I have a great family, great girlfriend, good prospects (at university) and good friends...

This is inspired by statements I saw in several places on this forum, to the effect that religion and other supernatural beliefs have no positive usefulness. If religious beliefs were found to make it easier to lead a happy life, would that make them actually useful, maybe even on the same...

Religion and living longer: Religion and Happiness: from, Ferriss, Abbott L., "Religion and the Quality of Life" in Journal of Happiness Studies, No. 3, 2002, pgs. 199-215.

Or so says the scientists. Now, here is when it gets interesting. Normally when a person says that believing in a Christian God makes them happier, the proper response would be that that has nothing to do with whether the belief is true or not. However, the Buddha taught only suffering and...

Couple of nights ago, somebody posed an interesting question, something like this: "I am an atheist. Yet I act in an entirely ethical manner. Why do I do this?" This is certainly a very good question. I shall now attempt to answer it. To do that, I shall need the help of somebody I met here...

Not reallly. Instead of working on art, and doing part timing at school, I'm at it everyday, often until 5 doing the little kids. With parents that work, some kids show up at 7 and stay until 5. Talk about tired! (me, not the kids) Today was the primary classroom, ages 3-5! I got to be...

What is true happiness, and can humans achieve it? Is it the same for each person? Can it be sustained throughout life?

"there is nothing wrong with believing in the paranormal if it makes you happy/ gives comfort e.t.c" What do people here think of this? (sorry if this has already been discussed, can someone post a link to the thread? Thanks.)

Just wondering.... the answer wavers between yes and no in our house... I'm so tired of teenagers.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030521/od_uk_nm/oukoe_health_buddhists_1