I Am Going to Say Something Controversial

I just logged in and there was this long thread about "happiness is a choice" and lots of comments about the "choices" we make in life. Well, here's a thought: there's no such thing as "free will", and every choice we make is essentially out of our control. Why? I'll explain:

Every "choice" we make is based on a) information we have and b) genetic dispositions we didn't chose (e.g., being risk-adverse or careless; being extroverted or introverted, etc.) Thus, [b]every choice we make is the direct product of things that are inherently [i]out of our control[/i][/b].

Free will is a myth. All things we "chose" to do, to think, to feel, are a consequence of things out of our control: the information we have, via all we've heard and seen, and genetic dispositions we cannot control.

So to hear people saying that "happiness is a choice" beyond pisses me off.

xixgun · M

While I may not agree with everything you say, I do agree that happiness is not always a choice.
No one chooses to be terminally ill, have physical deformities which cause difficulties in day to day life, chooses to be poor (as some people DO choose to be homeless), etc.

So in those instances, "happiness is a choice", is indeed - bullshit.