What is necessary for a collection of atoms (me, for instance) to feel joy? Rocks and chairs are collections of atoms, and I don't think they experience anything. It does not seem to be enough to simply be alive; while dogs seem to experience joy, I assume clams don't. I might be wrong there-- they might be as happy as clams.
I went to a Paul McCartney concert last summer at Comerica park and there were 40,000 people there all experiencing joy from Sir Paul's music and charisma. That's a lot of happy atoms.
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