Religion F4: Glynn - Theists Live Better

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Glynn argues that recent research shows that belief in God is an important part of healthy and meaningful existence. He further argues that this research gives

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Glynn argues that recent research shows that belief in God is an important part of healthy and meaningful existence. He further argues that this research gives

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Perhaps religious people are happy because they're too naive to realize the truth about how meaningless and miserable life really is.

Glynn says that, while this explanation is possible, the more plausible (and less cynical) explanation would say that God created us to live by faith, hope, and love -- and that we're happier if we live according to his plan.

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Glynn argues that recent research shows that belief in God is an important part of healthy and meaningful existence. He further argues that this research gives

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The good effects of religious beliefs don't prove that these beliefs are true. Sometimes we're happier believing things that in fact are false.

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Glynn argues that recent research shows that belief in God is an important part of healthy and meaningful existence. He further argues that this research gives

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Glynn says that, of the two ways to explain the data, (a) is more plausible than (b):

(b) While there's no God, we somehow evolved in such a way that we'd be happier if we believed that there is a God.

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