Theists, when is the last time you were moral for it's own sake and not from fear of hell or reward of heaven.
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@Renaci Yes, I agree. Ethics are a [i]by-product[/i] of wisdom. Even of faith and grace.
Wisdom could be defined as "the mind/heart, thirsting for emancipation, seeing direct into the heart of reality."
In respect of this thread, maybe the whole question ("atheists -when was the last time you were happy") is skewed. As if "happiness" is some sort of guide that we are on the right track, as if it should be something to be aimed at.
[i]What is the price of Experience? Do men buy it for a song? Or wisdom for a dance in the street? No, it is bought with the price Of all that a man hath, his house, his wife, his children Wisdom is sold in the desolate market where none come to buy And in the wither'd field where the farmer ploughs for bread in vain[/i]
(William Blake, lines from "The Four Zoas")
Two images of "wisdom" which I like, found on Google Images......
