Friday, September 30, 2005
Republicans: objectively pro-gonorrhoea
Study shows theocracies are miserable places to live:
Of course if you don't believe in science this isn't likely to dull the shine on the city on the hill. Thus the controversy continues...
posted by Scats : 9/30/2005 01:13:00 AM
RELIGIOUS belief can cause damage to a society, contributing towards high murder rates, abortion, sexual promiscuity and suicide, according to research published today.
According to the study, belief in and worship of God are not only unnecessary for a healthy society but may actually contribute to social problems....
It compares the social peformance of relatively secular countries, such as Britain, with the US, where the majority believes in a creator rather than the theory of evolution....
The paper, published in the Journal of Religion and Society, a US academic journal, reports: “Many Americans agree that their churchgoing nation is an exceptional, God-blessed, shining city on the hill that stands as an impressive example for an increasingly sceptical world.
“In general, higher rates of belief in and worship of a creator correlate with higher rates of homicide, juvenile and early adult mortality, STD infection rates, teen pregnancy and abortion in the prosperous democracies.
Of course if you don't believe in science this isn't likely to dull the shine on the city on the hill. Thus the controversy continues...
posted by Scats : 9/30/2005 01:13:00 AM
