poochee does a wonderful job covering religion & its many benefits. im going to occasionally throw out a few articles here about heathen godlessness (not to be confused with amorality). :)
debate optional, if that is allowable, & no offense meant to anyone of religious persuasions!
debate optional, if that is allowable, & no offense meant to anyone of religious persuasions!
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The question of why economically developed countries turn to atheism has been batted around by anthropologists for about eighty years. People who are less vulnerable to the hostile forces of nature feel more in control of their lives and less in need of religion. Hence my finding of belief in God being higher in countries with a heavy load of infectious diseases. The reasons that churches lose ground in developed countries can be summarized in market terms. First, with better science, and with government safety nets, and smaller families, there is less fear and uncertainty in people's daily lives and hence less of a market for religion. At the same time many alternative products are being offered, such as psychotropic medicines and electronic entertainment that have fewer strings attached and that do not require slavish conformity to unscientific beliefs. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...n-new-evidence |