The atheist revolutionary asked:
Higher rates of belief and worship of a creater corelate with higher rates of homicide,juvenile and early adult mortality,STD infection rates,teen prenancy,and abortion in prosperous democracies
Higher rates of belief and worship of a creater corelate with higher rates of homicide,juvenile and early adult mortality,STD infection rates,teen prenancy,and abortion in prosperous democracies
Religiousity was measured by belif in God,biblical literalism,and frequency of prayer and service attendence
This is based on the survey published by Journal of Religion & Society in 2005
It has also been found out that secular social capitals works better for such problems
Jose
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Skepticism probably
Actually I have heard the opposite. Faith is good for you all around.
Someone has sold you a bill of goods!!!!!
And it was refuted in 2006 (same periodical).
Just because someone does a flawed thesis does not make it fact….
As mentioned earlier, Paul’s investigation should be applauded for bringing to the attention of scholars an important and neglected problem- the relationship between worldview commitments and societal health. Paul’s work brings to the fore the importance of various beliefs for the prosperity of democratic polities. At the same time, however, its methodological problems do not allow for any conclusive statement to be advanced regarding the various hypotheses Paul seeks to demonstrate or falsify. What one can state with certainty is that one cannot in any way be certain as to the effects of religiosity and secularism upon prosperous democracies at least as based upon the methods and data of Paul’s study.
You’re either an idiot, or you’re trying to be half-smart. Or possibly both?
Because the devil brings affliction to believers… He hopes that they will lose their faith in JESUS….