http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2008/11/15/relationship-religion-societies-happiness/ Skeptical Freethought Atheist Musings to Dispel Ignorance and Enlighten the Mind Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:02:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2008/11/15/relationship-religion-societies-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-499 Neece Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:33:25 +0000 http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/?p=661#comment-499 Awesome! Most clever. I'd have to agree with him. Thanks, James. :) Awesome! Most clever. I’d have to agree with him. Thanks, James.

]]> http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2008/11/15/relationship-religion-societies-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-498 James Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:10:30 +0000 http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/?p=661#comment-498 Hitchens replied by saying that he is skeptical of the worth of such studies. Do they include suicide bombers in their surveys? Or just suburban church ladies? Hitchens replied by saying that he is skeptical of the worth of such studies. Do they include suicide bombers in their surveys? Or just suburban church ladies?

]]> http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2008/11/15/relationship-religion-societies-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-497 Neece Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:39:11 +0000 http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/?p=661#comment-497 Yup, it sure seems like that is the case. What did Hitchens say in reply to Wolpe? Yup, it sure seems like that is the case. What did Hitchens say in reply to Wolpe?

]]> http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2008/11/15/relationship-religion-societies-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-495 James Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:46:13 +0000 http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/?p=661#comment-495 I saw Hitchens debate Rabbi Wolpe on Thursday. Wolpe claimed that it has been shown through numerous studies that religion makes people happy. I think you are right here, though. It is more likely the community and solidarity bonds formed more than the content of the faith. I saw Hitchens debate Rabbi Wolpe on Thursday. Wolpe claimed that it has been shown through numerous studies that religion makes people happy. I think you are right here, though. It is more likely the community and solidarity bonds formed more than the content of the faith.

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