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Aristotle was not a secularist. He was a theist.
[[File:Smiley-face.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|The smiley, often called a Smiley face, is a symbol frequently used to express happiness. ]]
[[File:Smiley-face.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|The smiley, often called a Smiley face, is a symbol frequently used to express happiness. ]]
'''Happiness''' is the quality or [[state]] of being happy, of wellbeing without [[Stress|distress]]. Exact definitions of happiness vary; for example, some contend that it is possible to ''think'' you are happy, but not in fact be happy. Happiness is essential to living a good life, and being fulfilled or [[complete]].
'''Happiness''' is the quality or [[state]] of being happy, of wellbeing without [[Stress|distress]].
[[Aristotle]] enshrines happiness as a central purpose/goal of human life. However, the Bible teaches: "For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life." (Ephesians 2:10 NRSV).
In the [[United States]], the right of all citizens to "the [[pursuit of happiness]]" is enshrined in the [[Declaration of Independence]].
In the [[United States]], the right of all citizens to "the [[pursuit of happiness]]" is enshrined in the [[Declaration of Independence]].