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Originally posted by Hiram Sedai:
I daresay that ethical hedonism seems to be the opposite of most religions. Only the Dalai Lama keeps with the idea of bringing joy to the world by not concentrating on his own happiness. Tough to explain it.
I confess that I never really thought of any sort of hedonism to be altruistic. It seemed to be like a Roman party of sorts.
So, ethical hedonism does not account for an afterlife?
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It's not altruistic as such, but it is ethical. You don't do things that will make other people miserable. So yes it can be like a roman party, but keep the noise down for the neighbours' sake!
No afterlife. It's atheistic or at least agnostic, in that there is no belief in deities, higher powers, or spirituality. Life is here and now, no need to try to explain it, or interpret it, it just *is*. Same goes for death. It happens, we know it will happen, try not to have it happen too soon, and don't worry about it since worrying about something you can't know/can't change is a waste of energies best put to other uses.