FWIW:
“According to a recent study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry religious affiliation is associated with significantly lower levels of suicide compared to religiously unaffiliated people, atheists and agnostics†http://www.adherents.com/misc/religion_suicide.html
But what if they weren’t? Don’t you think it would get pretty ugly if there wasn’t a majority that believed in will of god and the resulting need to act in accordance?
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FWIW:
“According to a recent study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry religious affiliation is associated with significantly lower levels of suicide compared to religiously unaffiliated people, atheists and agnosticsâ€
http://www.adherents.com/misc/religion_suicide.html
“Basically that God exists and has a plan”.
And we can walk in to 10 churches, temple, mosque tomorrow and everyone will define the plan diferently.
So…what do we all think of Druids and Pagans?
I wonder what the percentage of people who commit suicide are atheist.
Suicide is usually the result of depression, not lack of belief
“How do you define the will of God?â€
Basically that God exists and has a plan.
I agree with CMU on that religious folks have been and will be more brutal than atheists
“do you know you can make a perfectly legit crib with a medium sized box and stick-on linoleum tiles?â€
Yeah, and if one falls off into the box you can just consider it your babysitter.
But what if they weren’t? Don’t you think it would get pretty ugly if there wasn’t a majority that believed in will of god and the resulting need to act in accordance?
How do you define the will of God?