Hashtag Rationalia

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Originally Posted by Wasillaguy

The definition of pursuit is "an effort to secure or obtain, a quest".
Nothing in the word implies your desire must actually be attainable. Therefore I think Aristotle jumps the shark with his second "if".
The dogs pursue the mechanical rabbit around the track, but it is never obtained.

Wasilla, I am slowly digesting your reply to D-Ray.

Measuring happiness is admittedly difficult. I do not know how the data that beat me was collected. I assume it was by a phone poll that asked people if they are happy. Answers can be that simple. 😄

I think I also understand your mechanical rabbit analogy about happiness being unobtainable.

As I noodle on an accurate metric for happiness I tend toward one that proxies lower litigation as a substitute for being content. After all being content is a pretty happy place to be. I understand that my metric could be corrupted by oppression.

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Originally Posted by Wasillaguy

The definition of pursuit is "an effort to secure or obtain, a quest".
Nothing in the word implies your desire must actually be attainable. Therefore I think Aristotle jumps the shark with his second "if".
The dogs pursue the mechanical rabbit around the track, but it is never obtained.

FWIW some guy named Mortimer, not Aristotle, is being quoted. In addition, Mort misinterprets the DoI.