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Religion Test-Units 1-3
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Authentic happiness is not...on anything and is...
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dependent, eternal
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Authentic happiness is not...on anything and is...
dependent, eternal
some things in life give us temporary satisfaction, but they are not the fullness of happiness itself because...
they do not meet the following requirements-they are dependent, not non dependent, and they are not eternal
cannot be happiness because it is a means to an end (happiness is an end in itself). It itself does not make us happy, we only want to spend it on other things
money
cannot be happiness because it is dependent on the senses. We can lose our ability to experience this;true happiness is eternal
pleasure
cannot be happiness because it is dependent on other people. If people stop respecting or paying attention to you, this is quickly and easily lost. True happiness does not depend on others
honor/fame/power
Human person consists of two things
intellect and a will
intellect
ability to know
will
ability to chose
God gave us the dignity of being able to _____ our actions
control
"...consists not in doing what we like, but rather in doing what we ought."-St. John Paul II
Freedom