(September 12, 2016 at 2:31 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: I'm surprised that few have made reference to any studies or scientific literature. I think the general unbiased consensus is that religion tends have a net positive mental health benefit:
http://baylorisr.org/wp-content/uploads/...health.pdf
http://roa.sagepub.com/content/27/2/197.short
So does watching a lot of comedy videos. Doing some form of meditation. Basically, religion falls into the same category as every other escape from reality.
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein