[randomopining]

You're on point. Really if you look at all the religions and creeds that have stood the test of time, they all kind of shift focus away from satisfying your ego so much. It's so easy for the mind to rationalize this or that as a failure, given enough time to neurotically brood. Even if you're actually in a very good spot in life.

[JumpinJack_Cash]

> > Really if you look at all the religions and creeds that have stood the test of time, they all kind of shift focus away from satisfying your ego so much

For the modern day atheist person the formula for happiness could also be

1) Ignore risks

2) Ignore complexity

3) Ignore higher levels in all domains, pretty much disregard classifications better/worse of sorts.