How Can Unwarranted Beliefs Make Us Happy? If They Can

question 7

Essay

How can unwarranted beliefs make us happy? If they can, what does "happiness" mean? Is being "made happy" by that which is irrational (not simply nonrational) acceptable? Why or why not? If it is acceptable to "be happy" on irrational grounds, does this endanger certain moral judgments, beliefs, decisions, and conduct? Might we be led to endorse actions that seem immoral simply because they "make us happy"?

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