> what if the body decides that the best thing for itself is crack cocaine?
Only in the sense that the brain is part of the body.
> You don't want happiness per se, but a fulfilling and satisfying life.
Also see https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2012/06/the-meani....
And what if the body decides that the best thing for itself is crack cocaine? You don't want happiness per se, but a fulfilling and satisfying life.
Think about it, if you could wire yourself to a machine that injected all the happiness chemicals into your brain for the rest of your life would you do it?
"Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness."