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June 
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 Posted: September 10 2009 at 21:47 |
Happiness is overrated.
Too many people now seem to think that happiness is purely based on the satisfaction of one's immediate needs and desires that the whole concept almost disgusts me now.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: September 13 2009 at 22:34 |
^ But does that really diminish the good of happiness? If you know that the path of instant gratification isn't the one to follow you would (or I guess I should say) you should follow a different path to happiness. Is that happiness any less satisfying?
As for the poll...I should of voted for life. Sure, some animals are annoying and decrease the enjoyment of life, but a few bad apples (at least comparitively) shouldn't spoil the batch. But life on the other hand...
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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crimhead
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Posted: September 14 2009 at 13:27 |
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I was hoping that one of the choices was going to be the band 'Nirvana'.
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WalterDigsTunes
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Posted: September 14 2009 at 13:28 |
 crimhead wrote:
I was hoping that one of the choices was going to be the band 'Nirvana'.
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Zing! Haha.
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clarke2001
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Posted: September 15 2009 at 03:26 |
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FordPrefect
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Posted: October 10 2009 at 13:31 |
Love is definitely the most overrated. 
Most people are capable of only loving themselves -if even that. Those very few people in the world capable of real loving will NEVER find a person that will "return the favor". So where does that "Love changes everything for better "-nonsense come from? And just when and where in the whole humankind's history love has really made this world better?
Edited by FordPrefect - October 10 2009 at 13:33
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Don't panic
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inrainbows
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Posted: October 10 2009 at 13:55 |
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Happiness, as this thing doesn't exist. There only happy moments and that's all.
Real life is far of what is considered happiness.
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SaltyJon
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Posted: October 10 2009 at 13:57 |
FordPrefect wrote:
Love is definitely the most overrated.
Most people are capable of only loving themselves -if even that. Those very few people in the world capable of real loving will NEVER find a person that will "return the favor". So where does that "Love changes everything for better "-nonsense come from? And just when and where in the whole humankind's history love has really made this world better?
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And you know what the Guide says about love, anyways. 
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inrainbows
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Posted: October 10 2009 at 13:58 |
FordPrefect wrote:
Love is definitely the most overrated.
Most people are capable of only loving themselves -if even that. Those very few people in the world capable of real loving will NEVER find a person that will "return the favor". So where does that "Love changes everything for better "-nonsense come from? And just when and where in the whole humankind's history love has really made this world better?
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Jesus love maybe? How could love be overrated? Can you imagine our life without love? (the extended meaning of the word) Me personally, I can't.
Edited by inrainbows - October 10 2009 at 14:02
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SaltyJon
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Posted: October 10 2009 at 14:03 |
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"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of love: Avoid, if at all possible."
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inrainbows
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Posted: October 10 2009 at 14:08 |
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^^^
Can you not to love your parents, your brothers, your children your friends etc., (there is not only man and woman love), and how your life would be without their love towards you?
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SaltyJon
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Posted: October 10 2009 at 14:14 |
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Just because I believe it's the most overrated doesn't mean I don't think it's around, I just feel like it's probably the most overrated of the list.
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FordPrefect
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Posted: October 10 2009 at 14:40 |
SaltyJon wrote:
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of love: Avoid, if at all possible."
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I might have written that but was the fool not to obey a wise line/order. You people with the faith in "higher love" -carry on!  (I would like to also, but...  )
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Don't panic
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bhikkhu
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Posted: October 10 2009 at 16:37 |
Love shouldn't be viewed in the romantic, marketed sense. True love comes from within, and gives you an appreciation for all things. That includes yourself. So, if your love is honest, all of the other things are taken care of.
The only one I would single out is sensory perception. This is what gets us into trouble. Basically your sensory organs take in information, and your brain attempts to decode it. This goes through all sorts of filters, including delusional thinking. So how can it really be trusted?
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FordPrefect
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Posted: December 12 2009 at 16:05 |
bhikkhu wrote:
So, if your love is honest, all of the other things are taken care of. |
You propably live in some other planet. In my planet honest love get spit on.
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jampa17
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Posted: December 12 2009 at 16:32 |
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I think happiness is what is more overrated, because there are few goals towards pure happiness... all we want to do is pure instantly satisfactions... brief moments of happiness do not justify all the suffering... love worth... not happiness...!!!
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Change the program inside... Stay in silence is a crime.
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himtroy
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Posted: December 12 2009 at 17:15 |
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I enjoy artistic expression and sensory perception (or altering of) very greatly, so I can't pick those two....
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UndercoverBoy
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Posted: December 14 2009 at 21:37 |
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Hmm... I would definitely do not think that Artistic Perception and Sensory Perception are overrated, of course. Animals are sort of overrated; they aren't as noble and flawless as some people think, but some are really cute or taste really good. I would have to pick Love, or at least the romantic kind of love. The way society glosses over it really irritates me, and most love songs make me puke. "We will be together always"- yeah right...
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moe_blunts
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Posted: December 14 2009 at 22:41 |
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stonebeard
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Posted: December 15 2009 at 13:33 |
I love how half of the people here apparently think I'm serious. 
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Which one of these is the most overrated?
