That is true for all non-optimal ways of increasing your own happiness.
Yes, but practically every other time I recognize myself non-optimally increasing my own happiness (usually due to inertia), I want to fix it and achieve optimal happiness. But not this time.
So, suicide bombers? X-/
I’m guessing here, so correct me if I’m wrong, but I think that they truly believe they’re doing God’s will. They truly believe God’s will is, by definition, good. So maybe they’re acting out of their own twisted idea of goodness, or perhaps more likely, they’re just acting in a way that they believe will increase their happiness once they receive eternal rewards.
May I suggest internalized social pressure as a motivation? :-)
You certainly may… it’s like the tragedy of group selectionism...When we observe species who cannibalize their young, it’s a bit harder to imagine an isolated human mother ever sacrificing herself to save her child. But could such a “altruism emotion” gene have evolved? I think the evolution behind it makes sense, and that there are some studies that show this, but I’m far from being an expert on the topic.
I think that “social pressure” motivations are closely related to “guilt” motivations and still fall under the huge-blanket category of happiness. I think they can be a huge factor behind seemingly altruistic decisions, but I don’t think they tell the whole story...
Yes, but practically every other time I recognize myself non-optimally increasing my own happiness (usually due to inertia), I want to fix it and achieve optimal happiness. But not this time.
I’m guessing here, so correct me if I’m wrong, but I think that they truly believe they’re doing God’s will. They truly believe God’s will is, by definition, good. So maybe they’re acting out of their own twisted idea of goodness, or perhaps more likely, they’re just acting in a way that they believe will increase their happiness once they receive eternal rewards.
You certainly may… it’s like the tragedy of group selectionism...When we observe species who cannibalize their young, it’s a bit harder to imagine an isolated human mother ever sacrificing herself to save her child. But could such a “altruism emotion” gene have evolved? I think the evolution behind it makes sense, and that there are some studies that show this, but I’m far from being an expert on the topic.
I think that “social pressure” motivations are closely related to “guilt” motivations and still fall under the huge-blanket category of happiness. I think they can be a huge factor behind seemingly altruistic decisions, but I don’t think they tell the whole story...