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Re:Life Improvements Since the 1990s by debaserab2 on Thursday August 12, 2021 @11:57AM (#28157901)
Doesn't happiness exist in the sense that there is a complex set of chemical combinations happening in your brain emitting the feeling of happiness?
Re:Life Improvements Since the 1990s by JackPoach on Friday August 13, 2021 @01:46AM (#28165835)
Maybe, maybe not - you'd have to define which complex set of chemical combination is happiness and which isn't. But why? We know a lot about neurochemistry. We know a lot about receptors, neuromodulators and their interactions (serotonin, addiction). As a biologist I don't understand - why would you want even study something that doesn't exist (happiness), when you can study specific parts of neurochemistry that are more practical and may have actual benefits (like reduction of addiction or help with schizophrenia)