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Craig A. James
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Myth Busted: Religious People are Not Happier
Are religious people happier than atheists? It turns out that this statistic, while strictly true in America, is quite misleading. The deeper truth is far more interesting ... and it's a perfect case study in meme theory.
Tom Rees over at Epiphenom posted a fascinating new bit of data that just calls out for an explanation:
Tom Rees over at Epiphenom posted a fascinating new bit of data that just calls out for an explanation:
"Much is made of the apparent fact that religious people are happier andRead more of this blog post »
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“It ain’t those parts of the Bible that I can’t understand that bother me, it’s the parts that I do understand. – Mark Twain (1835-1910) The”
― The Religion Virus: Why We Believe in God: An Evolutionist Explains Religion's Incredible Hold on Humanity
― The Religion Virus: Why We Believe in God: An Evolutionist Explains Religion's Incredible Hold on Humanity
“We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart. – H. L. Mencken”
― The Religion Virus: Why We Believe in God: An Evolutionist Explains Religion's Incredible Hold on Humanity
― The Religion Virus: Why We Believe in God: An Evolutionist Explains Religion's Incredible Hold on Humanity
“In 1966, the Roman Catholic Church formally ended the largest censorship drive in the history of the world, formally known as the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (the Index of Forbidden Books). Formally launched in 1559 under Pope Paul IV, this four-century project was remarkably successful, even against non-Catholics. The Church was so powerful in Europe and America that many authors would avoid controversial topics, or modify their works according to the Church's dictates, in order to avoid condemnation by the Church. Authors who ignored the Church's dictates and were banned had trouble finding publishers. Even if they were published, their books were often hard or impossible to find because bookstores were under pressure not to stock them.”
― The Religion Virus: Why We Believe in God: An Evolutionist Explains Religion's Incredible Hold on Humanity
― The Religion Virus: Why We Believe in God: An Evolutionist Explains Religion's Incredible Hold on Humanity
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