Do you believe in God?

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Some people - like Hollie and sparky - have to lose what they have to appreciate what they have.

Some people - like @Hollie and @sparky - have to lose what they have to appreciate what they have.

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you're a joke bing, surly that would not pertain more for you, christianity than anyone here for mentioned.

But I do realize the spirit of God is within me.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

What ever you wish to believe is fine. It changes nothing.

Attitude changes everything. In fact, it is happiness which leads to success. Success does not lead to happiness.

Yes it does

I was a lot less happy when I was struggling to get by.

It's called the happiness advantage and it's well documented.

Not buying it.

If you're happy there is no impetus to change.

Contentment leads to laziness.

I don't care how happy you are you can still be poor as shit

Then you are going against science.

psychology isn't really science

Guess you won't be taking advantage of the happiness advantage then.

No such thing.

I didn't get out the the shit hole inner city I grew up in by being happy about being there

I got out because I hated the place and had no intention of living there and scraping to get by like everyone else.

I didn't get out because I was happy. I got out because I was stubborn and determined

And has absolutely nothing to do with what science has proven concerning the happiness advantage. Which is that performance is 33% improved when one is happy relative to negative, neutral or stressed.

You sure do argue against science a lot.

It's bullshit so not science.

Nothing that asks people how they feel is scientific.

lol, you haven't even looked into it. You are speaking from a position of ignorance. That's not a very successful behavior.

There is one book on the subject I can find and it belongs right next to other bullshit self help books like Think and Grow Rich

And I have been successful.

I was orphaned and in foster care at 14, an emancipated minor at 17 and by the time i was 30 I owned half a dozen rental properties now I'm 45 with more properties and don't have to work anymore if I don't want to in fact I live on about 40% of my income the rest I invest.

I didn't get where I am because I was "happy" with my situation. I got out because i refused to accept my situation.

I don't need your origin story.

I am more than happy (no pun intended) for you to ignore the science. I'm quite used to you doing that.

Emmons & McCullough, 2003
Slatcher& Pennebaker, 2006
Babyaket al., 2000
Shapiro & Schwartz, 2005
Achor, 2010

So you admit to just accepting any story that makes you happy? There is no actual science behind what you claim, only wishful desires and opinions that give you a warm fuzzy feeling.

ummm... this was me backing it up.

Emmons & McCullough, 2003
Slatcher& Pennebaker, 2006
Babyaket al., 2000
Shapiro & Schwartz, 2005
Achor, 2010

These offer no proof of anything except their own biased opinions. So it figures you would like them.

How would you know? You never even looked them up.

How would you know? Another assumption on your part and just goes to show how you deny anything that you don't like. Just being true to your nature, I guess.

Well for starters there wasn't enough time for you to look up each one and read them from the time I posted them to the time you replied.

Buy hey, please feel free to prove me wrong by summarizing the conclusions of each scholarly paper?

Hey genius, ever consider that I have already read them? And once again, as stated previously, I don't care.

How about you proving that you read them and providing quotes. You made the assertion, back it up. Or is it just another assumption made up by you.

BTW, you DO realize that these "scholars" are as likely to be wrong as anyone else, right? But then you have already proven that you believe in fairytales.

Great, then summarize them.

 

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How about you proving that you read them and providing quotes.

And let you off the hook of your claim that you have read them?

No, I think I would rather catch you in your lie.

 

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This is more fun than a barrel full of monkeys.

 

[toobfreak]

That sounds a lot like rhetoric to me. Can you be more specific about what you believe I am ignorant about?

DUDE. I thought you were a pretty smart guy. This Catshit guy is nothing but a total butthole troll. Probably a sock account.

Still resorting to your juvenile attempts at insults and providing more proof of you own inadequacy. Figures and true to form.

You being the ultimate expert in inadequacy. In 130 posts you've yet to ask one complete question or given even one half-baked solid answer. You are a troll's troll.

 

[Catman51]

Someone just painted themselves into a corner.

Yes, but for you that is familiar territory

 

[Catman51]

That sounds a lot like rhetoric to me. Can you be more specific about what you believe I am ignorant about?

DUDE. I thought you were a pretty smart guy. This Catshit guy is nothing but a total butthole troll. Probably a sock account.

Still resorting to your juvenile attempts at insults and providing more proof of you own inadequacy. Figures and true to form.

You being the ultimate expert in inadequacy. In 130 posts you've yet to ask one complete question or given even one half-baked solid answer. You are a troll's troll.

Someday you may gain comprehension. So far, no evidence of that as shown by your continued trolling.

 

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Someone just painted themselves into a corner.

Yes, but for you that is familiar territory

I'm not the one who lied about reading the scholarly papers. That was you.

 

[Catman51]

This is more fun than a barrel full of monkeys.

Is that where you live? Or are they just in your head.

 

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This is more fun than a barrel full of monkeys.

Is that where you live? Or are they just in your head.

Emmons & McCullough, 2003
Slatcher& Pennebaker, 2006
Babyaket al., 2000
Shapiro & Schwartz, 2005
Achor, 2010

 

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The key to success is happiness.

 

[toobfreak]

That sounds a lot like rhetoric to me. Can you be more specific about what you believe I am ignorant about?

DUDE. I thought you were a pretty smart guy. This Catshit guy is nothing but a total butthole troll. Probably a sock account.

Still resorting to your juvenile attempts at insults and providing more proof of you own inadequacy. Figures and true to form.

You being the ultimate expert in inadequacy. In 130 posts you've yet to ask one complete question or given even one half-baked solid answer. You are a troll's troll.

Someday you may gain comprehension. So far, no evidence of that as shown by your continued trolling.

It's impossible to make sense of an idiot and even harder to troll a sock puppet troll. I know you are a sock for another account here. It is just as though I'm talking to one of the other idiot Tards on this board I know. Your words are his verbatim. I'm sure eventually the Admin will figure out who and can your ass.

 

[Catman51]

Someone just painted themselves into a corner.

Yes, but for you that is familiar territory

I'm not the one who lied about reading the scholarly papers. That was you.

And you make this false claim because you know my entire educational history? Not a chance that you are making this statement up or could conceivably be wrong?

You have shot your argument in the foot with your false claims. And you continue to offer no proof that YOU have read, or understood< what they claim.

Your obsession with me is getting really old as you never offer anything new, just continue to attempt to re-enforce your made up claims.

You just cannot accept that anyone would dare to disbelieve you and that is pathetic.

 

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Someone just painted themselves into a corner.

Yes, but for you that is familiar territory

I'm not the one who lied about reading the scholarly papers. That was you.

And you make this false claim because you know my entire educational history? Not a chance that you are making this statement up or could conceivably be wrong?

You have shot your argument in the foot with your false claims. And you continue to offer no proof that YOU have read, or understood< what they claim.

Your obsession with me is getting really old as you never offer anything new, just continue to attempt to re-enforce your made up claims.

You just cannot accept that anyone would dare to disbelieve you and that is pathetic.

It's not my claim. It's the scientific community's claim. Being happy makes people more successful.

No wonder you find this offensive but that's what the science shows nonetheless.

Emmons & McCullough, 2003
Slatcher& Pennebaker, 2006
Babyaket al., 2000
Shapiro & Schwartz, 2005
Achor, 2010

 

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[toobfreak]

Being happy makes people more successful.

Ding, I bet that has got to be why Democrats and leftards keep losing election after election. They can't even succeed at investigating, indicting or impeaching Donald! I've never seen a less happy bunch than the modern lefty. And we KNOW what they think of religion!

 

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Being happy makes people more successful.

Ding, I bet that has got to be why Democrats and leftards keep losing election after election. They can't even succeed at investigating, indicting or impeaching Donald! I've never seen a less happy bunch than the modern lefty. And we KNOW what they think of religion!

There does seem to be a correlation.