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Secular Societies Fare Better Than Religious Societies

• rob_c 5y ago
  But then at a broader social level you end up with sportX or "newspaperY" calling the shots for those who seek to be led rather than those who seek to enquire. And no matter your political persuasion we can see the numbers on this don't support well a purely democratic system...
• raxxorrax 5y ago
  People that fare better are often less religious too. Also secular != not religious.
• chiefalchemist 5y ago
  > Heck, look where Ebola is currently wreaking havoc? It isn’t in highly secular Sweden. Or highly secular Estonia. No — it is in various African nations where God is heavily worshipped, church is heavily attended, and prayer is heavily engaged in. That's shite. I can't follow an argument that would be willing to make a senseless statement. I'm over my limit for accepting ignorance (i.e., people and publications that don't understand the difference between correlation and causation.)
  • rob_c 5y ago
    > i.e., people and publications that don't understand the difference between correlation and causation. Amen!