Religion and successful societies: theofascists' assertion falsified.

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Yet another study has looked at the correlation between religious societies and social health. The hypothesis: are religious societies successful? The hypothesis has been falsified--- societies with high percentages of religious people are dangerous, disfunctional, and sick.

The Evolutionary Psychology (2009. 7(3): 398-441) Mirrored document:

http://holysmoke.org/temp/religion-social-health-ep07398441_c.pdf

Once again a study has concluded that the more atheists in a society, the safer, healthier, law abiding, and successful that society is. That issue has been settled: the next issue, is there a causal relationship? Does religion cause that dysfunction, or does that dysfunction cause religion?

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