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@henrikschroder - Would you mind giving a citation that links Utah's issue of depression with Mormonism? After all, there are a lot of non-Mormons living there
by innocentoldguy 10y ago
@henrikschroder - Would you mind giving a citation that links Utah's issue of depression with Mormonism? After all, there are a lot of non-Mormons living there too.
The last I read, scientists believed that the mountain states suffered from depression due to altitude and thin air (http://www.livescience.com/50813-low-oxygen-increase-depression.html http://www.livescience.com/50813-low-oxygen-increase-depress...)
Also, I couldn't find any statistics on just teen suicides, but according to CBSNews, Utah ranks 15th in suicide rates in the U.S. Alaska is #1 (http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/suicide-20-states-with-highest-rates/ http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/suicide-20-states-with-highe...). If you have better citations, could you please provide them?
Finally, I have several extended family members who are gay, and two of my best friends are gay (and active Mormons). My wife is Japanese. Several of my cousins are black, and I have two cousins who were adopted from India. I also have other relatives who are hispanic. In spite of all this non-white, non-straight, and non-male stuff going on in my life, I've never witnessed this "terrible environment" that you're talking about. Could you offer citations for that as well?
- henrikschroder 10y agoAsk the fine people here: https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/ https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/ You'll get a lot of answers.
- joshontheweb 10y agoBe cautious in that subreddit. There are a lot of people with chips on their shoulders who are more interested in anti-mormon rhetoric than truth. I'd recommend r/mormon instead. It has a better mix of active and ex-mormons and the dialogue is more civil.
- innocentoldguy 10y agoPerhaps you could help me understand how a bunch of anonymous rancor on Reddit acts as a citation that proves your previous commentary. I'm looking for a scholarly citation. Not opinion and blither.
- henrikschroder 10y agoIt's funny, you just see anonymous rancor, but I see people finally breaking free from their shackles and stepping out into the light. It's truly beautiful.
- dang 10y agoPlease keep religious flamewars off HN.
- innocentoldguy 10y agoOK.
- innocentoldguy 10y agoI didn't ask your opinion, I asked you to cite your statements with scholarly citations. I'm utterly uninterested in your opinion. If you are unable to back up your commentary with documented facts, please say so, instead of flailing around in irrelevance.
- cookiecaper 10y agoMany statistics about Utah are skewed by either pro-Mormon or anti-Mormon bias. For several years, a "study" which used a single unidentified "top 10 paysite" as its source claimed that Utah was one of the largest consumers of paid online pornography in the country. The study was debunked and mostly stopped being discussed after PornHub released by-state consumption statistics showing Utah ranking in the bottom 10. The author of the fraudulent study appeared to be unhappy about the Church's stance on Prop 8. I would be hesitant to trust any statistics showing Utah as either unusually good or unusually bad.