Glynn claims that religious people are always happier than non-religious people.
Glynn claims that religious people are always happier than non-religious people.
He only claims, on the basis of much research data, that religious people are usually happier than non-religious people. He doesn't claim that religious people are always happier. Clearly there are cases where a non-religious person is happier than a given religious person.
It's a pity that Glynn doesn't mention perverted forms of religion -- for example, ones in which people are made to feel extreme guilt and to experience God as "the great punisher" instead of as a loving father. Maybe these were the forms of religion that Freud experienced and that colored his overall view of religion.
Glynn claims that religious people are always happier than non-religious people.
He only claims, on the basis of much research data, that religious people are usually happier than non-religious people. He doesn't claim that religious people are always happier. Clearly there are cases where a non-religious person is happier than a given religious person.
It's a pity that Glynn doesn't mention perverted forms of religion -- for example, ones in which people are made to feel extreme guilt and to experience God as "the great punisher" instead of as a loving father. Maybe these were the forms of religion that Freud experienced and that colored his overall view of religion.