Sat 1 Jan, 2011 07:23 pm - I think to be happy is to be free of negative emotions. I think emotions in general act as a kind of barometer of our well being; negative emotions tell us there is something, either internal or... (view)
Thu 30 Dec, 2010 01:17 am - Lol. I really am a KnowNothingBozo. I have just figured out how to navigate the site and find earlier threads with what I want to know. I haven't really used an internet forum before. Sorry... (view)
Thu 30 Dec, 2010 12:35 am - Now why didn't I think of that? In fact, I have done, and am still doing, some reading on the topic, but it seems to me that different writers mean subtly different things when they refer to... (view)
Wed 29 Dec, 2010 06:01 pm - Thanks for the vote of confidence Dasein but I'm not at all sure that I do. I just read a book by Sam Harris (who I have never heard of before; and who is not referred to in any of the... (view)
Wed 29 Dec, 2010 05:34 am - This entire thread made little sense to me; I had no idea exactly how far over my head it was possible for a discussion to go! I came in here to try to understand exactly what is meant by free... (view)
