Thread: Truth vs. Happiness

Originally Posted by Dianeva

When my philosophy professor asked the class this question, if they'd choose a virtual reality simulator, only one person raised his hand. I was surprised, then, because I had thought that most people would prefer happiness over truth and that I was an exception. After that, I changed my idea of people, realizing that almost everyone would choose truth over happiness. But now, I'm surprised again. More people would choose to step into a virtual reality machine than I expected, at least on this forum.

Its really subject to the audience in question. You ask a class full of students that
have the idea embedded in them that truth is better even if its harsh, then you have
a forum full of lucid dreamers who practically live in virtual reality. See my point?

Originally Posted by Shadow27

Its really subject to the audience in question. You ask a class full of students that
have the idea embedded in them that truth is better even if its harsh, then you have
a forum full of lucid dreamers who practically live in virtual reality. See my point?

Yes, I see your point. I am obsessed with the idea of lucid dreaming. But the big difference for me is, while lucid dreaming, you know that what you experience isn't real, and your real life is barely distrupted. In a Matrix world, you would think it was real and be there indefinitely.

Originally Posted by Dianeva

Yes, I see your point. I am obsessed with the idea of lucid dreaming. But the big difference for me is, while lucid dreaming, you know that what you experience isn't real, and your real life is barely distrupted. In a Matrix world, you would think it was real and be there indefinitely.

true, but I think it is similar.