"I would not make it without God."

[Minimalist]

I'll just bet the fucking church did a study about how unhappy atheists are, right Aiza? They also have a study about how altar boys love have the bishops dick shoved up their ass holes.

You should be ashamed of yourself for remaining in that gang of perverts.

[Norfolk And Chance]

Is some 97% of humanity "weak"?

This 97% (which won't be a true percentage of the population) all believe different stuff. "believe" not "know". And yes they are weak because they have to make up beliefs to cling to.

I'm unsure how you are measuring "strength" (weightlifting? ), but it is true that irreligious people are more prone to depression, suicide, anxiety, social maladjustment, impulsivity, and psychoticism.

Prove it is true. Links to peer reviewed articles showing these findings, or I call bullshit.

[Reforged]

God is, essentially, a crutch for the weak. There is a reason that churchgoers are referred to as a "flock of sheep..."

Is some 97% of humanity "weak"?

I'm unsure how you are measuring "strength" (weightlifting? ), but it is true that irreligious people are more prone to depression, suicide, anxiety, social maladjustment, impulsivity, and psychoticism.

I'm an ex-catholic. I can safely say that I'm happier as an Atheist than I ever was as a Catholic and I also feel my mental well-being has very much improved since I removed their shackles of indoctrination. What made me an Atheist is when I read the Bible cover to cover and after about a year of research afterwards I came to the conclusion there was no evidence to back it and even evidence to the contrary.

I found I could not bring myself to worship the God in that book even if this were not the case as he is almost certainly represented as being an evil, vain, masochistic and arrogant being. I am more morale than that, so are most people and for that matter so are you.

Does this answer your question?

[Welsh cake]

I follow some folks on twitter who happen to be religious, and occasionally one of them will tweet something like, "Whenever times are roughest, I know that God (or Jesus, or My Faith) is the only reason I can make it through."

Interestingly I've never heard a theist ever utter those words after completing certain tasks, like making love to their partner or masturbating, because even they know its a pretty pathetic thing to admit that they needed a deity's help for those aforementioned activities.

Now if only we can get them to be honest about everything else they do achieve on their own or with other people in their day-to-day lives. XD

[jupitor]

I went to a faith healer and he cured me.

Of any residual intelligence.

Chuck....it is a joke ...cured me of religion

[Reforged]

Of any residual intelligence.

Chuck....it is a joke

Ah-ha, I knew someone else would take it seriously other than me.

*ziiip*
*FLOP*

Suck it. -.-

[everythingafter]

I'm not perfect, and I can get pretty down on myself sometimes, but I have never - not once - needed an imaginary friend to get me through the day without jumping out of a window. Am i looking at this the wrong way?

I've heard this many times from believers, and even stranger, believers will claim that they found God at the moment they hit rock bottom, and he apparently pulled them from the abyss. Presumably, that means that God finally reached out to them a mere seconds before they pulled the trigger.

In any case, you aren't off base. They reveal how really weak they are when they confess that they absolutely can't do anything without big brother. Some confess that they actually got off of drugs or alcohol because of God. Really? You can't find enough motivation within yourself to improve your own life, so you try to summon the services of a god who never says a word except in people's delusional thoughts and in an antiquated and cobbled together book? Really? Yet, somehow plenty of believers manage to hold down jobs and build giant churches without any physical intervention from God. And on the flip side, plenty of unbelievers do manage to stop taking drugs and generally improve their lives in spite of the fact that believers say it's impossible with faith.

[Anomalocaris]

Is some 97% of humanity "weak"?

Yes.

I'm unsure how you are measuring "strength" (weightlifting? )

Seach for facts instead of fantasizing about truth

, but it is true that irreligious people are more prone to depression, suicide, anxiety, social maladjustment, impulsivity, and psychoticism.

No pain, no gain.

[Ace Otana]

I'm unsure how you are measuring "strength" (weightlifting? ), but it is true that irreligious people are more prone to depression, suicide, anxiety, social maladjustment, impulsivity, and psychoticism.

Complete bollocks. Now here's a slap for you -

[Faith No More]

I'm unsure how you are measuring "strength" (weightlifting? ), but it is true that irreligious people are more prone to depression, suicide, anxiety, social maladjustment, impulsivity, and psychoticism.

Do you have anything to back this up? If my experiences are indicative of anything, it is that religion has no real bearing on these issues. Another thing to keep in mind is that statistics on these issues can be skewed due to the fact that one group may be more likely to seek help for these problems than another. That means they are more likely to be diagnosed and more likely to be counted.