&gt; But the Christian position is that, if you chase happiness, you won&#x27;t get it, but if you chase holiness (the right way, through God in Christ), you&#x27;ll get happiness as well.<p>I think a good case can be made that it is a validly Christian position pursuing holiness without an awareness of happiness (both one&#x27;s own and that of others) is the root of blind ritualism like that Christ repeatedly condemns, and pursuing happiness without an awareness of holiness is hedonism (with Christ, also, repeatedly condemns), and that the Christian route rejects the separation entirely -- you can&#x27;t pursue any of those (holiness, happiness for oneself, or happiness for others)  properly while seeing them as separate things.