@mibwright

Again, for sure; once we've agreed on a set of "good" states, science can tell us how to make it more likely that they occur; depending on the particular states and how advanced the science is, it can do a more or less good job of that.

The problem with Harris is that, depending on how you interpret him, he either thinks that science can help with that first part too (agreeing on the good states), or that everyone already agrees on it because it's obvious, or common sense, or part of the definition of "well-being" or whatever.

And none of that is true.