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How are tou measuring happiness? Studies say that Finland and other secular scandinavian countries are among the happiest. Deeply religious countries are usuall
by darthrupert 2y ago
How are tou measuring happiness? Studies say that Finland and other secular scandinavian countries are among the happiest. Deeply religious countries are usually not.
- jknt 2y agohappiness has nothing to do with religion. Though unhappy people could find solace in religion!
- wryoak 2y agoConfounding variables, perhaps? There’s also a correlation between those specific happy countries and their median wealth, which facilitates survival, peace and opportunity. Or is it that deeply religious countries are susceptible to poverty by nature of prioritizing ideas outside of material wealth? Or is the correlation actually that desperation leads to faith, a life preserver to grip during the seemingly endless hard times? Who is to say?