tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051713021757781960.post5147443117334990617..comments2023-10-31T10:57:37.652+00:00Comments on Epiphenom: Religion makes people in poor countries (but not rich ones) happierEpiphenomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420404206189437710noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051713021757781960.post-20018846990460684222011-03-22T18:34:17.573+00:002011-03-22T18:34:17.573+00:00It should read Better to be both religious and wea...It should read Better to be both <i>religious</i> and wealthy."revchristoddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446237141720413272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051713021757781960.post-83456040067852410762011-03-22T13:51:41.505+00:002011-03-22T13:51:41.505+00:00Actually, the negative emotional states remain the...Actually, the negative emotional states remain the same for religious people in both the poor and the rich nations. The only negative measure that goes up for the religious in the richer countries is worry, by 2 points. In terms of enjoyment, religious people still hold an advantage, albeit a slight one in richer countries. Perhaps this just says that if you only believe in a material world, it helps if you have more material wealth. It's better to be both rich and wealthy. And it sucks to be a materialist and poor.revchristoddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446237141720413272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051713021757781960.post-16600248556795058302009-03-12T03:04:00.000+00:002009-03-12T03:04:00.000+00:00As Karl Marx said, religion is the opiate of the p...As Karl Marx said, religion is the opiate of the people. But then again, life in poor countries, as a poor person, might require opiates . . . or religion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051713021757781960.post-18036967422648580602009-03-10T02:23:00.000+00:002009-03-10T02:23:00.000+00:00Notice also that enjoyment is higher for both reli...Notice also that enjoyment is higher for both religious and not religious among the richer people.<BR/><BR/>All the negative factors decrease for the not religious group when they are richer, but not so for the religious groups. In other words, assuming that we should be unhappy when poor, religion makes you unable to assess reality properly.<BR/><BR/>Which is a good thing for the rich people living among those very poor people.Bjørn Østmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859177313382114917noreply@blogger.com