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Originally Posted by Wasillaguy
The definition of pursuit is "an effort to secure or obtain, a quest".
Nothing in the word implies your desire must actually be attainable. Therefore I think Aristotle jumps the shark with his second "if".
The dogs pursue the mechanical rabbit around the track, but it is never obtained.
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Wasilla, I am slowly digesting your reply to D-Ray.
Measuring happiness is admittedly difficult. I do not know how the data that beat me was collected. I assume it was by a phone poll that asked people if they are happy. Answers can be that simple. 😄
I think I also understand your mechanical rabbit analogy about happiness being unobtainable.
As I noodle on an accurate metric for happiness I tend toward one that proxies lower litigation as a substitute for being content. After all being content is a pretty happy place to be. I understand that my metric could be corrupted by oppression.