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The Happiness Poll

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Happiness is the often unspoken underlying goal of most human actions and endeavors. For something so important, we often forget to ask ourselves serious questions about it...
Are you happy with your life?
Yes, definitely
For the most part
I'm neither happy nor unhappy
I'm a little unhappy
No, I'm quite unhappy
I don't know
Were you happier for most of your life than you are now?
Yes
No
I don't know
Do you expect to be happier in the future than you are now?
Yes
No
I don't know
Do you want to be happy?
Yes
No
I don't know
Do you want other people to be happy?
Yes
No
I don't know
Do you want animals and other living things, to the extent they are capable of feeling happiness, to be happy?
Yes
No
I don't know
Of the following, which do you think would increase your happiness the most?
Better friends
A better job or career
A better love life
More money
More free time
More adventure and excitement
I don't know
Do you think most other people are happier than you are?
Yes
No
I don't know
Which of the following are you most afraid of?
Death
Being physically hurt
Being emotionally hurt
Missed opportunities
Not being liked
Change
Failure
Losing control
Looking foolish
Being alone
Does fear of the thing you chose in the previous question interfere with your happiness?
Yes
No
I don't know
Are you answering the questions in this poll according to the way things are, or the way you'd like them to be?
The way they are
The way I would like them to be
Both, because I seek to create a more positive reality through affirmation
If you knew there was a drug you could take for $20 that would make you feel very happy, like you were having a super day, and you had no health conditions like a bad heart that could make it dangerous, but the long-term effects of using it were not entirely known, do you think you would try it?
Yes
No
I don't know
Have you ever tried Ecstasy (MDMA)?
Yes
No
I don't know
Which of the following most closely matches your feelings about temporary happiness such as can be had by using drugs or having sex?
It's not real happiness; shallow, hedonistic experiences leave me feeling empty afterward
Sex and drugs may not be a substitute for achieving long-term goals in life, but they are a wonderful way to experience happiness in the here-and-now
I don't know
If believing in something (e.g. religion) could make you happy, would you choose to believe in it even if you knew in your heart it really wasn't true?
Yes
No
I don't know
Would you give up some happiness now in exchange for the promise of more happiness after you're dead?
Yes
No
I don't know
Do you think that most religions try to keep people from experiencing the happiness that is possible in their lives?
Yes
No
I don't know
Do you think that most governments try to keep people from experiencing the happiness that is possible in their lives?
Yes
No
I don't know
Is happiness your highest priority in life?
Yes
No
I don't know
Is there anything immoral about people wanting to be happy?
Yes
No
I don't know
If you believe in a God or Gods, how happy do you think he/she/they are?
In an eternal state of happiness
Incapable of feeling happiness or any human emotion
Usually happier than humans but not happy all the time
Not very happy
I don't believe a God or Gods exist as beings
I don't know
This poll was created on 2004-07-24 11:19:14 by Starchild