• The Choice Between Capitalism and Socialism

    A man who chooses between drinking a glass of milk and a glass of a solution of potassium cyanide does not choose between two beverages; he chooses between life and death. A society that chooses between capitalism and socialism does not choose between two social systems; it chooses between social cooperation and the disintegration of society. Socialism is not an alternative to capitalism; it is an alternative to any...

  • Private Institutions and Poverty

    So long as power remains privately concentrated, everybody, everybody, has to be committed to one overriding goal: and that’s to make sure that the rich folk are happy — because unless they are, nobody else is going to get anything. So if you’re a homeless person sleeping in the streets of Manhattan, let’s say, your first concern must be that the guys in the mansions are happy — because if they’re happy, then they’ll...

  • The Roman Catholic Church Comparison to Atheism

    Roman Catholicism is even worse than Atheism itself, in my opinion! Yes, that's my opinion! Atheism only preaches a negation, but Catholicism goes further: it preaches a distorted Christ, a Christ calumniated and defamed by themselves, the opposite of Christ! It preaches the Antichrist, I declare it does, I assure you it does! This is the conviction I have long held, and it has distressed me, myself... Roman...

  • What should we do when faced with adversity?

    Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision. Their goals differed, but they all had this in common: that the step was first, the road new, the vision unborrowed, and the response they received--hatred. The great creators--the thinkers, the artists, the scientists, the inventors--stood alone against the men of their time. Every great new thought...

  • Reforming Education: There is No Quick Fix

    (Mortimer Adler Quotes) An adequate reform of public education in our school system cannot be accomplished by anything like a quick fix. We suspect that anyone who thinks otherwise cannot fully understand the shape of an adequate reform or all the obstacles to be overcome in achieving it. The books to be read should not be limited to those written in English.... Instead it should be devoted to the great works of...

Posts tagged What is happiness

The Real Reason why Life is like a Box of Chocolates?

Nov 21st

Posted by Andrew Crichton in Philosophy

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Life is like a box of chocolates in so many ways. If not correctly made with the right ingredients, a chocolate may not taste right, look obscure or even lead to illness. Similarly, if a chocolate was not placed in a beautiful, extravagant wrapping, it would usually mean the contents exhibit characteristics of being cheap, nasty or inedible. This in any case is close to worthless, but still worth what it is capable to be exploited for. Equally, if a chocolate was not kept under the right conditions, it would melt, freeze or decay. Finally, if a chocolate were ever More >

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What is the difference between Happiness and Joy?

Nov 19th

Posted by Andrew Crichton in Other Sites

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Happiness is a state of well being. It is characterised by diminutive contentment, which inadvertently, does not radiate from the inside. It is influenced directly by the causation of objects; it is autonomous within itself and ranges in accordance to events. For instance, a person may feel happy that they have a new car, but this is short lived and leads only to the need of more object-based satisfaction.

Joy, on the other hand, is a deep sense of fulfilment. Whereas happiness can be fleeting, even flippant, joy pertains to the individual and is not related to exterior factors. Joy is More >

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