Why are secular countries the happiest and best-managed in the world?

Answer 1

Wow.
I only hope americans (especially George W. Bush) reads this. many countries are pefectly content w/o them riding in, destroying thier culture and land and forcing the american way of things on them. Like democracy. some places just dont work that way.

Answer 2

Secular countries are tolerant. Practicing tolerance is the only way to receive tolerance. Mutual tolerance inspires correction and righteousness. I concur with 1000 that a true secular country will not invade, capture and coerce their own culture on another nation.

Answer 3

I don't see that they are. Use the United States as an example. People were happier 50 years ago than now. Now it is more secular than then.

Answer 4

Which countries are these? By what standard do you judge happiest and best-managed?

Answer 5

There is certainly a negative correlation between social indicators and religious adherence, but whether there is a causality there, and in which direction, it's hard to tell. One thing it does do is give the lie to the claim that a society has to be religious in order to be civilised, since the most civilised tend to be the least religious.

Answer 6

What exactly makes you think they're the happiest? Can you provide for us an example?

Answer 7

They aren't.

The US is the biggest secular country, whether our current (not forever) head of state is or not.

Answer 8

Oh like Stalinist Russia and Mao Pal Pot? If happiness is being in a mass grave, then you are precisely correct!

Answer 9

Like what country?

Answer 10

Yeah like Britain, which is currently being blown to smithereens. Happy are they.