The World state, through science, education (or lack of) and conditioning, eliminates shock, sadness, uncertainty and pain. Mond says that sacrificing real feelings and emotional attachments is the price the society has to pay for stability. Which other

1. It is better to have deep connections than to be ignorantly blissful.

2. It is better to be in a permanently neutral emotional state than to experience great happiness and great sadness.

3. It is better to be passionate and experience pain than to experience permanent happiness.

4. It is better to struggle than to experience complete comfort at all times.