Aiza Wrote:Some might, sure. Catholicism, the largest religion, does not though, and its worth noting that depression symptoms in general are higher among irreligious, so its not like religious people are just as depressed but they are less likely to kill themselves:
From the little research I've just done, it seems that the Catholic church has only recently changed its views on this. Anyways, someone should have told the priest at the eulogy of my friend who committed suicide. He basically gave a sermon about suicide sending you to hell.
Aiza Wrote:Its also noteworthy that religious folk have better social adjustment (more likely to be married, have happier marriages, more supportive friends, more involved with family) and I think a strong social net definitely goes a long way in preventing depression and suicide.
Did you ever stop to think that this has more to do with the social aspects of religion and less to do with any sort of mindset? It's much easier for people to adjust to society when the whole of society tends to agree with their beliefs. There are no social aspects to being an atheist.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
