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Eko

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23. Well there is this.

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 09:34 PM

Dec 2018

"those democratic nations today that are the most secular, such as Scandinavia, Japan, Australia, the Netherlands, etc., are faring much better on nearly every single indicator of well-being imaginable than the most religious nations on earth today, such as Colombia, Jamaica, El Salvador, Yemen, Malawi, Pakistan, the Philippines, etc." https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-secular-life/201410/secular-societies-fare-better-religious-societies
You can always pick the worst and complain about that, I probably am guilty of that from time to time to make a point but at least this gives us a big picture view.

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China Has Highest Percentage of Atheists in the World, Gallup Survey Says [View all] guillaumeb Dec 2018 OP

feel free to prove that disbelief of religion is responsible for any of those nt msongs Dec 2018 #1

Just an attempt at dialogue. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #3

Gaslighting. An attempt at gaslighting. Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #32

Right. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #44

But religion is the problem. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #46

Wasn't 'religion' forbidden? elleng Dec 2018 #2

Not at this point. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #4

'New' constitution? elleng Dec 2018 #5

Not as far as I know. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #6

Since when did Stalin have power over China? Lordquinton Dec 2018 #63

I am certain that you understood what I was saying. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #67

So what were you saying? Lordquinton Dec 2018 #69

I'm certain he has no idea. Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #71

If it wasn't about Stalin ruling China Lordquinton Dec 2018 #73

How do Eko Dec 2018 #7

Start another thread. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #8

I guess you dont want to have dialogue. Eko Dec 2018 #9

We are talking. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #10

Oh well, Eko Dec 2018 #11

Humans cannot be so easily divided. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #12

How many do I need to know to do that? Eko Dec 2018 #15

You can obviously have an opinion, guillaumeb Dec 2018 #16

I guess that means that Eko Dec 2018 #17

But if humans in power often behave as totalitarians, guillaumeb Dec 2018 #19

Obviously humans in power Eko Dec 2018 #21

My focus was on the article. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #22

Well there is this. Eko Dec 2018 #23

These secular nations are also much wealthier. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #24

So are you now saying Eko Dec 2018 #25

So you're saying anecdotal experience might not be statistically significant? Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #34

Follow your own lead, Guy! Leave me out of it. MineralMan Dec 2018 #36

Read #34 guillaumeb Dec 2018 #47

We have the highest incarceration rate on the planet. Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #33

China has concentration camps for theists. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #48

We have concentration camps for African Americans Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #49

So what do we conclude? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #50

That communism is a shitty system Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #51

And who devised both systems? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #52

I'm sure you think you have a point there someplace. Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #53

reductio ad absurdum? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #54

I wonder about the terms used by the writer. safeinOhio Dec 2018 #13

I cannot speak for the author. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #14

So religion can never be blamed for bad behavior Major Nikon Dec 2018 #18

Off topic, guillaumeb Dec 2018 #20

... Major Nikon Dec 2018 #28

Is it too soon for the train wreck gif?... NeoGreen Dec 2018 #35

Too late if anything Major Nikon Dec 2018 #38

Perhaps a very bias view of human behavior from this source. safeinOhio Dec 2018 #31

A Gallup poll was referenced. eom guillaumeb Dec 2018 #43

Also the highest percentage True Dough Dec 2018 #26

Who would have known? Everyone! demosincebirth Dec 2018 #27

Tibet - the Chinese government went after the monestaries with a vengence. gtar100 Dec 2018 #29

But these observations about a repressive Government led by atheists guillaumeb Dec 2018 #45

That they do. gtar100 Dec 2018 #57

Please, no apologies for an excellent response. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #61

Hardcore fundy Baptists saying communism leads to atheism gay texan Dec 2018 #30

And right behind China edhopper Dec 2018 #37

Don't hold your breath. MineralMan Dec 2018 #40

... Major Nikon Dec 2018 #39

That poor trestle! MineralMan Dec 2018 #41

China consumes more rice than any other country edhopper Dec 2018 #42

The Chinese Government just announced that they were going to rate applegrove Dec 2018 #55

A good point. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #56

The statistics on atheism in China Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #58

Chinese culture has long included Confucianism, which MineralMan Dec 2018 #59

Daoism also goes back thousands of years Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #60

True on all counts MineralMan Dec 2018 #62

Can you post a link to the survey? Lordquinton Dec 2018 #64

I couldn't find either, and I'm pretty good at that. MineralMan Dec 2018 #65

Found it: MineralMan Dec 2018 #66

Thank you. eom guillaumeb Dec 2018 #68

Interesting Lordquinton Dec 2018 #70

It's interesting that none of the places that MineralMan Dec 2018 #72