From: Jake Sapiens (every1hz@earthlink.net)
Date: Fri Jan 30 2004 - 12:30:40 MST
Simul,
I certainly don't want to give the impression that I had any scientific
evidence to back up my hypothesis (that happiness has a genetic component).
It was simply a guess and a story I made up to explain it if the guess is
right; basically just talking out my ass. I do however seem to recall
something I read which I believed credible at the time indicating that
chronic depression has a genetic component, and so it doesn't seem like a
fantastic leap to consider whether habitual happiness has a genetic
component as well. Whatever the causes of such things, I don't think
genetic fitness would have a lot of use for people who are happy/satisfied
all the time. I would, of course, prefer to be "unfit" in such a way
myself. If you have any cite or URL for your position that happiness isn't
genetic, I'd be happy to see it. If not, that's okay, because I certainly
don't have any for my own.
-Jake
> [Original Message]
> From: Erik Aronesty <erik@zoneedit.com>
> To: <virus@lucifer.com>
> Date: 01/29/2004 10:13:56 AM
> Subject: Re: virus: What's your law?
>
> I'm pretty sure it's meme's, not genes, that indicate happiness.
>
> Identical twin studies find that creativity and satisfaction are not
strongly correlated with geneology.
>
> Sports ability and certain intelligence tests, however, are.
>
> Again, I reccomend the book, “The Art of Happiness”
>
> It is an art, not a hard-wired ability.
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