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- Mpwns, on 11/23/2008, -1/+30Greetings, friend. Do you wish to look as happy as me? Well, you've got the power inside you right now. So use it. And send one dollar to Happy Dude, 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield. Don't delay! Eternal happiness is just a dollar away!
- Totz83, on 11/23/2008, -0/+23This is Homer Simpson, aka Happy Dude. The court is making me call everybody back and apologize for my telemarketing scam. I'm sorry. If you can find it in your heart to forgive me, send one dollar to Sorry Dude, 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield. You have the power.
- MadSins, on 11/23/2008, -1/+14i have a couple pairs of genes that make me happy.
- huntersquid, on 11/23/2008, -0/+12One dollar for eternal happiness?... I'd be happier with the dollar.
- Iwantawii, on 11/23/2008, -0/+9Don't seek out happiness, you'll never find it and you'll die trying.
Instead, try to find your peace and stillness in your life's situation. The first step is acknowledging and truly, fully accepting the present moment as it is. Not your life situation for this week, today, this hour, or even this minute -- just the infinitely tiny slice of time right NOW. Accept everything, try to find the peace that's underneath it all, the quiet under the mental chaos.
Most "unhappy" people are stuck in a divide between being alive in one moment but mentally they are in a future moment. A future moment that is supposed to make them happy if everything goes right. "If this, that, and this happens, I will be okay. I will be at peace. I will be happy." But this future moment isn't real! It's completely illusory and made up by the mind. 100% fantasy. But our human brains have the ability to trick the body into thinking the illusory moment is actually reality, and so the body responds with fight-or-flight. And there is your stress. - wafflez, on 11/23/2008, -0/+7The title implies. You infer.
- inactive, on 11/23/2008, -1/+8This post is DEPRESSING. What if you have the wrong gene? Guess it's Prozac time .... Wait, was this article posted by the pharmaceutical industry? Hmmm... it all becomes clear now. (Personally, I prefer merlot to make me happy.)
- inactive, on 11/23/2008, -6/+13"Is the Happiness Gene Inherited?"
Bad title. (and a poor article to boot) Should read: "Is there a gene that makes one "happy"?".
If happiness was in fact a genetic trait as the title infers - then obviously it would be inherited if you had it. - Shiftgood, on 11/21/2008, -7/+14i cant shake the feeling of 'bad science' when i read this.
- Grolsch, on 11/23/2008, -0/+5Happiness is a state of mind
- inactive, on 11/23/2008, -0/+5"If I got unhappiness genes then there's nothing I could possibly do about it, one thing less to worry."
- inactive, on 11/23/2008, -0/+5Next we'll be prescreening infants for such gene Gattaca style so the pharmaceutical company can 'help' earlier.
- zomgwaffles, on 11/23/2008, -0/+5money can buy a temporary distraction to your truly unhappy life. good news though, you are the one who decides whether you are happy or not, it has nothing to do with outside stimulus (bad or good), its all in you
- Stevethegreat, on 11/23/2008, -1/+5It still can't buy happiness. The median GDP per capita has risen quite abruptly in the 20th century yet the curve which shows the people who refer to themselves as being happy does not follow that of the median GDP per capita. However -still- more people report being happy in our days than 50 years ago which shows a loose correlation between happiness and physical wealth, which of course is nowhere near as strong as you may think...
- chompysweat, on 11/23/2008, -3/+7Are you a professional hair splitter?
- inactive, on 11/23/2008, -0/+4So right. I wouldn't be surprised if they came out with baby Prozac. Here kid, have some stewed Gerber carrots with a special supplement. No wonder Barney was so happy. Gattaca was a good film BTW. Had forgotten about it.
- jtwyrrpirate, on 11/23/2008, -2/+6Nah, a professional hair splitter would know the difference between infer and imply ;-p
- halfahero, on 11/23/2008, -0/+4You can't buy happines,
You have to be born into it. - xptoast, on 11/23/2008, -0/+4It is called a predisposition. Most people are born with some generic form of their parents behavior. Then from there it is society, events, parents, financial situations, friends, etc. that form a persons outlook on life. One thing I have learned from people is they will never permanently change unless something huge happens in their life. Such as a death or loss of job or divorce or whatever. You are the master of your happiness. Of course situations help form your perceptions. Subconscious behavior is hard to change vs your conscious thoughts. Subconscious behavior is who you are. Just something sounds easy doesn't mean you can overrule your subconscious so easily. It takes work and practice. I haven't mastered it and may never but some do. Those are some happy charismatic people often. The small percentage of humankind is that. Those are some of my observations at least.
- wafflesomd, on 11/23/2008, -0/+4I don't know what this article is talking about. You sure as hell can buy happiness.
"You ever see someone frown on a waverunner?" - Daniel Tosh. - Digglet69, on 11/23/2008, -1/+5Happiness is a warm Gun
- slickwatson, on 11/23/2008, -0/+3You clearly dont have the happiness gene
- Akairenn, on 11/23/2008, -3/+6People who say money can't buy happiness are generally people who don't have money.
- Totz83, on 11/23/2008, -0/+3Let's all call the Psychologist that done the study and tell him how sad we are
http://www.psy.ed.ac.uk/people/tbates/ - uracre, on 11/23/2008, -0/+3So Jordan shoes are going to make me happy?
- aethelberga, on 11/23/2008, -0/+2Well, if depression and other mental illnesses are chemical in nature, and therefore potentially caused by one's genetic background, then why not happiness?
- abw1987, on 11/23/2008, -0/+1I'm sick of people finding genes that are responsible for personality traits. Of course some people are going to be more predisposed to being angry, or happy, or goofy, or lazy, or depressed, or gay. But a person's personality evolves through his/her life experiences and growing-up environment. You can't blame a gene for your actions. I'm so sick of the trend of disappearing accountability these days, and this is a perfect example.
- inactive, on 11/23/2008, -0/+2A happy family will not cause as much unhappiness to their kids which will propagate the kids' decision making with their kids based off of the happy memories they had as kids.
This is more memetics than genetics. - BabyWookie, on 11/24/2008, -0/+2BEING A DOUCHE - PRICELESS!!!
- inactive, on 11/23/2008, -1/+3Title seems a bit sensationalist but I can see emotions being linked to genes.
- RoloTomasie, on 11/23/2008, -0/+2"Is Happiness a Genetic Trait?"
- fx666, on 11/23/2008, -0/+2Yes, I have this "happiness gene" -- I'm so happy in my straitjacket!!!!!!
- InTheBurbs, on 11/23/2008, -0/+2All my life I've blamed my parents for my misery, finally I have proof
- Rudegar, on 11/23/2008, -0/+2could it be ? could it be? we finely came across the goofy gene? :P
- thefredsociety, on 11/23/2008, -0/+1My understanding from this article is that happy people have a happy life being happy. They spend it being "sociable, active, stable and hardworking" It really does pay off to be happy. Sometimes I wonder how it's a shame not everyone is wired up the same way.
- omnitryx10, on 07/06/2009, -0/+1just copulate with a happy gene dominant girl.
- inactive, on 11/23/2008, -1/+2*****.
- inactive, on 11/23/2008, -2/+3No. But, I can read and correctly comprehend what it was I just read. Thus, I can write a title that goes with a story. You would think that would be kind of important when submitting an article.
- omnitryx10, on 07/06/2009, -0/+1I think the happy gene is a recessive one anyway... so seldom appears on the gene pool.
- techdever, on 11/23/2008, -1/+2the author couldn't even afford to pay for the pic? it has a dreamstime watermark on it and no mention of the original photographer...
- inactive, on 11/23/2008, -1/+2Wrong the title infers that there is a happiness gene. At least it "hints or implies"
Look- we all have a happiness gene didn't you know that? Question is- did we inherit it or not. At least that is how I read the title. - Gloogle, on 11/24/2008, -1/+2I inherited the sorrow gene, anyone want to trade?
- anzidear, on 11/23/2008, -0/+1Many scientists study identical twins reared apart for just that reason. I wouldn't know whether or not to put any stake in this article until I learned more about their research methods in general.
- DotFreelance, on 11/23/2008, -0/+1I'm sure the professionals considered this, but if you study twins, don't you think the same-home factor would be considered?
Obviously, both types of twins share the same home/parents and a lot of the same experiences, but if you have non-identical twins, then their happiness can be determined by gender and appearance as well, which while genetic, has nothing to do with a 'happiness gene'.
I think happiness is far more determined by your experiences than your genetics. Mental state is obviously an issue, which can be determined by your genetics, but that's indirect, in my opinion. I don't know if I believe this article at all. - donna1234, on 03/12/2009, -0/+1The old cliche that you can't buy happiness may be true, but new findings show it looks like you can at least inherit it. A study of nearly 1,000 pairs of identical & non-identical twins found genes control half the personality traits that make people happy while factors such as relationships, health & careers are responsible for our wellbeing.
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http://www.8aah.com - expo1001, on 11/24/2008, -0/+1Somewhat true. You can definitely decide what your response to outside stimulus will be. I don't, however, see someone deciding to be happy if they have a ***** job that pays minimum wage and all their friends and family are dead.
- dravo2, on 11/27/2008, -0/+1So if you take your inherited happy genes and connect them to contended job, relationship etc.you will be totally happy all the time?, have we seen many of these people. People who can't wait to get away for the weekend , from there job and or spouse, are they just trying to fill in the missing half of this happy equation. And what about people who never seem to be happy even seemingly under the best of circumstances?
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