All true happiness begins with getting a life and letting others live theirs. Don't worry about what Mormons may or may not think about ultimate metaphysical conditions such as this.
Don't you have a hobby to occupy your time?
Why don't you apply this to yourself, Coggins?
We hate to seem like we don’t trust every nut with a story, but there’s evidence we can point to, and dance while shouting taunting phrases.
A very common teaching in the church is "wickedness never was happiness". Since, a la Mormonism, one must remain faithful to the church to not engage in wickedness, it does seem that the natural conclusion is that one will not be happy if one leaves the church.
I've seen this attitude in many MADdites who often assert that critical posters are unnaturally obsessed with Mormonism, and this means they are angry, unhappy people. Coggins gave us a live demonstration right on this thread.
We hate to seem like we don’t trust every nut with a story, but there’s evidence we can point to, and dance while shouting taunting phrases.
by the way, mental gymnast also suggested that posters who continue to talk about Mormonism after losing belief aren't engaging in life in a happy way:
Of course it's not. I guess I have to wonder why...when there are other ways and means to be happy...why do you then spend time here at all? Same thing with beastie and others. Who are you talking to? Are you preaching to the choir? If the LDS church isn't the only way to achieve happiness in this life and the purported life hereafter, why not spend the time spent here doing something else? Listening to the Click and Clack brothers doing their "Car Talk" show...or something else that's GOT to be more fun than continually defending your point of view around this place. If you're a computer geek, try YOU TUBE or Boing Boing or...whatever.
But, then again, what ever floats your boat. <g>
What is there to defend? You're RIGHT, there are other ways to happiness, achievement, and fulfillment. My suggestion is GO FOR IT!! Isn't this continual battle you're waging here against Mormonism basically a waste of time?