Religious Americans Enjoy Higher Wellbeing

[ChristineVA]

Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC

At least you're honest. That's more than most Atheists are willing to concede.

I try my best to be that way here. I'm not knocking anyone's beliefs or poking fun at that them. I even felt bad saying "suspend logic" because that sounds kinda mean. But that's what it would be for me. Hell, I don't know it all. I know what I feel is right. I wish I could give myself over to something bigger than me that gives me that kind of comfort. Unfortunately, I can't. I've tried. I cannot buy into it at all. I've attended church, Sunday school, took many religious education courses in college, as well as educated myself on others' beliefs, read the bible front to back in several different translations...and so on. I'm just a fact-based person through and through.

[DC at the Ridge]

Originally Posted by ovcatto

Statistically, I'm not impressed.



By the way, I can't find the margins of error anywhere on the website. I find that interesting.

It's there. 95% confidence in an error of margin less than .05%.

What's interesting is that very religious and non-religious both beat out moderately religious. Frankly, I'm a little bothered by how they defined "very religious". I think there are a lot of people that are moderately religious that go to church almost every week. Of course I live in the Bible Belt, so that affects my perspective. But if apathy doesn't correspond negatively to well-being, then I'd be very surprised.