STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion.

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STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion.

Longhorn

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RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion.

August 16, 2015 at 12:16 pm

(August 16, 2015 at 12:11 pm)Randy Carson Wrote:
(August 15, 2015 at 11:57 am)Neimenovic Wrote: Sorry, it's that irreligious generosity kicking in.

And the fact remains that this has nothing to do with actual belief in a god or gods. A secular organization could provide everything mentored in the OP and have the same impact on people.

If that were true, Nemo, then why did the research study not find that participating in secular organizations achieved the same degree of happiness?

This is SCIENCE.

Did you read the study at all, besides the parts that you wanted to see there?

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STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Randy Carson - August 15, 2015 at 11:13 am

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by abaris - August 15, 2015 at 11:20 am

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Randy Carson - August 15, 2015 at 11:31 am

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by abaris - August 15, 2015 at 11:39 am

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Randy Carson - August 16, 2015 at 11:59 am

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Godschild - August 17, 2015 at 4:21 pm

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by abaris - August 17, 2015 at 4:28 pm

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Godschild - August 17, 2015 at 8:50 pm

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by abaris - August 17, 2015 at 8:55 pm

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Redbeard The Pink - August 17, 2015 at 5:34 pm

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Godschild - August 17, 2015 at 8:49 pm

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Redbeard The Pink - August 17, 2015 at 9:41 pm

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Ravenshire - August 20, 2015 at 9:35 pm

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Aractus - August 21, 2015 at 2:42 am

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Lemonvariable72 - August 21, 2015 at 3:52 am

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Iroscato - August 15, 2015 at 11:31 am

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Longhorn - August 15, 2015 at 11:44 am

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by abaris - August 15, 2015 at 11:47 am

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Longhorn - August 15, 2015 at 11:57 am

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Randy Carson - August 16, 2015 at 12:11 pm

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Longhorn - August 16, 2015 at 12:16 pm

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Randy Carson - August 16, 2015 at 12:09 pm

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by abaris - August 16, 2015 at 1:17 pm

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Randy Carson - August 16, 2015 at 12:02 pm

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Longhorn - August 16, 2015 at 12:06 pm

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Exian - August 15, 2015 at 11:56 am

RE: STUDY: Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion. - by Godschild - August 17, 2015 at 4:24 pm

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