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What is the biology of happiness? What neurochemicals are involved? Does my biological dictate how happy I’m destined to be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biology of happiness is a theory that our happiness is determined mostly by oxytocin, serotonin, and dopamine. According to this theory, some people are wired to be happier than others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ll cover the theory of the biology of happiness and explore some counter views on what makes us happy (or not).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The <\/strong>Biology of Happiness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to the biology of happiness, our happiness is determined by the biochemical reactions caused by hormones like oxytocin, serotonin, and dopamine.<\/strong> This implies that happiness comes from pleasurable feelings\u2014whether we win the lottery or fall in love, happiness comes not from the experiences themselves but from the resulting flood of hormones and electrical signals in our brains.
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Unfortunately, we have evolved to remain in a relatively static state of happiness. <\/strong>It wouldn\u2019t be prudent for the success of our species to be happy all the time. For example, sex evolved to be pleasurable so that men would be motivated to spread their genes. But this pleasure also evolved to be limited. If orgasms lasted forever, males wouldn\u2019t bother doing anything else, like hunt for food, eat, or look for other available females.
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Like an air conditioner, our biomechanical system is programmed to return to a set point, and every individual has a slightly different set point. <\/strong>Some air conditioners are set to 70 degrees Fahrenheit and some are set to 20. Similarly, some people\u2019s happiness levels are set to fluctuate between levels 6 and 10 and level out at 8, whereas other people\u2019s levels fluctuate between 3 and 7 and level out at 5. This means that some people are wired to be happier and some wired to be gloomier, regardless of external circumstances like money or health.<\/strong> This is the biology of happiness.
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For example, the French Revolution brought about many changes: it did away with the monarchy, gave peasants land, and gave citizens rights. But it didn\u2019t change the biochemical systems of French individuals. Consequently, the revolution may not have had much of an impact on French happiness. Those who were happy before the revolution were happy after it. Those who had griped about Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette before the revolution probably griped about Robespierre and Napoleon after it. Their genetic predispositions, and therefore outlooks on life, remained the same, according to the biology of happiness.
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The biology of happiness suggests that historical developments have had no effect on happiness since biologically, we\u2019re pretty much the same as we were 5,000 years ago. <\/strong>The only historical event that could have possibly impacted our happiness was the development of antidepressants that change our biochemistry, like Prozac. But we don\u2019t like this idea. We\u2019re troubled by happiness that comes from a pill, although we\u2019re not sure why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from the biology of happiness, there are other influential theories of happiness<\/a>:
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The \u201cFinding Meaning\u201d Theory of Happiness<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Some studies suggest that our biochemistry and pleasurable feelings aren\u2019t everything when it comes to happiness. They dispute the biology of happiness. For instance, studies show that when you break down the actions involved in raising a child, you don\u2019t get pleasurable sensations. Instead, you get dishwashing, diaper changing, temper tantrums, and various expenses. There are far more unpleasant moments than pleasant ones when raising a child. On the face of it, childrearing doesn\u2019t seem like something that\u2019s going to bring much happiness. Yet it does. Parents say that having children brings them more happiness than anything else in life. Are they lying? Deluding themselves?
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The \u201cfinding meaning\u201d theory of happiness<\/a> says that you\u2019re happy if you view your life as having a purpose<\/a>.<\/strong> Even hardships can contribute to happiness if you find meaning in them. Children often serve to give meaning and purpose to the lives of their parents. This makes parents happy to have children and has little to do with the biology of happiness.
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Science, on the other hand, doesn\u2019t offer this comfort. From the scientific point of view, life has no meaning. Evolution doesn\u2019t have a purpose. Natural selection<\/a> works \u201cblindly.\u201d This means that any meaning you ascribe to your life, whether it comes from a capitalist, humanist<\/a>, or religious point of view, is a delusion. Therefore, your happiness depends on your ability to align your particular delusion with the delusions of society.<\/strong> As long as everyone tells the same myths about meaning, you can convince yourself of the reality of that myth. You can believe your life is meaningful and through this belief find happiness.
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The \u201cPresent Moment\u201d Theory of Happiness<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Another theory of happiness that takes a different angle than the biology of happiness is the “present moment” theory of happiness. All the options so far are dependent on our feelings. As a society, we privilege our feelings, urging individuals to be true to themselves and follow their hearts. We judge what is good and moral based on our feelings.
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Although this is our prevailing worldview now, it\u2019s an oddity in history. For most of history, religions have given objective standards for what makes something good and moral. This makes sense. Surely not everything that feels good is<\/em> good.<\/strong> If we ask heroin addicts when they\u2019re happiest, they\u2019re going to tell us it\u2019s when they shoot up. Does that make heroin the key to happiness<\/a>?
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Feelings are not all-important. They\u2019re just sensations. We shouldn\u2019t be attached to good feelings or averse to bad feelings. Craving pleasure leads to suffering\u2014we\u2019re either discontent because we don\u2019t have the pleasure we want, or we\u2019re anxious about losing the pleasure we have. The root of suffering is chasing and grasping at pleasure while we run from and try to rid ourselves of pain.<\/strong> This also has little to do with the biology of happiness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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