I have a question. If you had to have one, which would you rather have, truth or happiness?
Note: I'm not implying that the two cannot coexist.
Or perhaps the question is which is more important to you, truth or happiness?
If somebody seeks the truth, do you have the right to deny them of it?
Intriguing subject.
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13 comments:
You know my opinion. I'd rather have happiness over truth. I'd rather be one of the ignorant masses. However, once the the truth to which I am oblivious starts to hurt me, I would no longer ignore it (because, obviously, I'd no longer be happy).
I believe happiness is more important. Truth is not the ultimate goal in life.
Although Kevin made a good point(Christina's being nice haha), I'd have to say it depends. I would want to know the truth if it would make me happy, but I'd rather not know if the truth would make me sad/ mad. For example, I'd rather know my grade on a test if i did good, but I wouldn't want to know if I did bad. (sorry its a bad example, but it's the first thing that popped into my head.)
If someone honestly wants the truth, then you have no right to deny them of it.
No one has any right to deny anyone of the truth.
I would pick truth over happiness anyday. If I was happy, but being lied to, then whats the point? Sure, its great being happy, I have nothing against happiness. I just think that if you don't have the truth, then what do you have?
Maybe I'm a little biased, because I've been told more than my share of lies (and big ones at that), so I'm all for truth. Don't know. I'd rather be truthfully sad than have false happiness. "I'd rather be unhappy than have the sort of false, lying happiness..." Thats a quote from some book I read...Can't quite remember what it is though...
what if i said i'd rather have lies and sadness?
i'd rather have chocolate and soda
AM- that means you are emo.
As for me- truth.
ok, then no lies or sadness. umm, i don't care which i have as long as i have hope.
I'd prefer truth, its more important, and it usually makes me happier than being lied to, even if the truth is unpleasent.
And it depends on the situation whether you can deny someone the truth. As long as it won't be dangerous to anyone, I'd say its usually best to give it to them.
I don't understand the thought process of these "truth above all else" people. As if truth is the only thing in life for which striving is worth.
They act as if having happiness is secondary to having the truth. Obviously, if being lied to will hurt you in the long run, then you'd rather have the truth, right? But then you wouldn't be happy any more (having been hurt), so it negates that example.
Most people would agree with me that happiness is the greatest goal in life. Of course, you all, being in Governor's School, think way too much about philosophy.
Don't worry! If you're being lied to and don't know, don't worry! Try for happiness, you'll be happy you did.
Kevin: truth is not the only thing in life worth striving for, it is definitely up there with happiness. We just rate it as more important that happiness. And your second little paragraph makes absolutely NO sense.
Yes, you will be happier if you're being lied to and don't know it, but the you are falsely happy, making you lie to everyone around you.
My question: If someone says that they love you (not like, jokingly, but seriously, like, 'I love you more than life itself kind of thing), and they're lying, would you rather have them tell you the truth or continue lying?
i prefer whichever is better in that specific situation
Let me ask you, Toni, in the long run, which option would make me happier? Thats what it all comes down to.
Sorry if that paragraph made no sense... it made sense to me, I just suck at writing/debating/arguing/life.
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