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Studies Show Religious People Are Happier...

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  • "But the key variable does not appear to be religion itself"

    I didn't read the article but my guess would be the key variable is the positive outlook or thinking of the subject. And of course that is not restricted to religious belief.
    The Mormons make up for everyone else.
  • fivehundredmileDAWG
    fivehundredmileDAWG Member Posts: 1,212
    I have a question ....

    How come God stopped doing 'miracles' ...? I mean if he did them in 'Biblical' tones couldnthe do them now? Cause I'd like to see a miracle before I start giving my money to an organization that boogers kids ....

    Also I find it interesting that there is one true and correct religion ... How can one unverified story be better and more true or real than another unverified story?

    ... Is it a possibility that someone more clever than others made all this shit for financial benefit and power...?
  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781

    I have a question ....

    How come God stopped doing 'miracles' ...? I mean if he did them in 'Biblical' tones couldnthe do them now? Cause I'd like to see a miracle before I start giving my money to an organization that boogers kids ....

    Also I find it interesting that there is one true and correct religion ... How can one unverified story be better and more true or real than another unverified story?

    ... Is it a possibility that someone more clever than others made all this shit for financial benefit and power...?

    He's on break.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,794 Founders Club
    Who said he stopped?
  • allpurpleallgold
    allpurpleallgold Member Posts: 8,771
    It's a miracle I'm still alive.
  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855

    I have a question ....

    How come God stopped doing 'miracles' ...? I mean if he did them in 'Biblical' tones couldnthe do them now? Cause I'd like to see a miracle before I start giving my money to an organization that boogers kids ....

    Also I find it interesting that there is one true and correct religion ... How can one unverified story be better and more true or real than another unverified story?

    ... Is it a possibility that someone more clever than others made all this shit for financial benefit and power...?

    You are clearly unhappy

  • death2ducks
    death2ducks Member Posts: 991
    edited January 2014
    I am very reluctantly join any group, including a particular church. Within the Catholic Church, there are many sects. I joined a Parrish run by Dominicans which is very non-political. Yes, some of my money goes up through the upper levels of the Church, but the vast majority stays within the Parrish and does some excellent work with the homeless, which is very important to me. I agree, there's good and bad. It took me a long time to associate with a Parrish that I was convinced was more good than bad. I like Franciscans, Dominicans, and Jesuits. Those three have been out of favor with Rome for centuries, until very recently.

    That makes me happy.

  • I am very reluctantly join any group, including a particular church. Within the Catholic Church, there are many sects. I joined a Parrish run by Dominicans which is very non-political. Yes, some of my money goes up through the upper levels of the Church, but the vast majority stays within the Parrish and does some excellent work with the homeless, which is very important to me. I agree, there's good and bad. It took me a long time to associate with a Parrish that I was convinced was more good than bad. I like Franciscans, Dominicans, and Jesuits. Those three have been out of favor with Rome for centuries, until very recently.

    That makes me happy.

    No one cares faggot.
  • fivehundredmileDAWG
    fivehundredmileDAWG Member Posts: 1,212
    D2D .... It is good to help others ... I like that .. But you skipped over the basic question.

    In reality I don't really care and I am happy for whatever makes you happy ... But it doesn't make someone necessarily any happier to have a healthy skepticism about religion - agnosticism - or even find the whole thing absurd and not believe any of it - Atheism - and be OK with it and their place in the Universe than proclaim to be righteous and that you have a ticket to heaven. Because even you, when you sit in a quiet moment by yourself, know that the likelihood that this is real is incredibly, ridiculously slim to none.

    I wish I was naive enough to buy into it... But that day passed long ago...

    All the best.
  • I have a question ....

    How come God stopped doing 'miracles' ...? I mean if he did them in 'Biblical' tones couldnthe do them now? Cause I'd like to see a miracle before I start giving my money to an organization that boogers kids ....

    Also I find it interesting that there is one true and correct religion ... How can one unverified story be better and more true or real than another unverified story?

    ... Is it a possibility that someone more clever than others made all this shit for financial benefit and power...?

    We wasted the rest of the pixie dust on my fucking resurrection