However there do seem to have been multiple studies saying that the religious self - evaluate as
happier than atheists, I think.
Christians aren't
happier than atheists, they just tweet using more positive and «happy» words.
Not exact matches
WE all know that ideas and truth mean more to
Atheists than to religious people (who are
happy with fairytales).
According to the article,
atheists use the words «think,» «reason» and «question» and that makes them less
happy than people who don't.
Christmas is more
than a religious holiday — it is a time for everyone, not just Christians, and I am
happy that
atheist group had the balls to put that up.
I am far
happier as an
atheist than I ever was as a Christian.
That's why there's a new study out that shows
atheists live
happier and healthier lives
than conservative Christians.
Atheists can only comfort themselves with their self congradulatory arrogance in knowing that they are smarter
than all those folks that are
happier.
Especially when the data shows that
atheists tend to have
happier and healthier marriages
than conservative Christians.
(I'm still MUCH
HAPPIER AS A POOR
ATHEIST than before when I «believed»)
If the religious would keep it to themselves then I would be more
than happy to keep my
atheist beliefs to myself.
So far, I have been much
happier as an
atheist and a freethinker
than I ever was as a Christian, and it's the same for every
atheist I know, so I'm not sure who you're looking at as examples of being less
happy.
Example: religious people tend to be
happier than most
atheist.
Every year, I mourn the tradition of saying «Merry Christmas» and I go out of my way to thank people in shops and banks who actually wish me a «Merry Christmas» as opposed to the people (all with the best of intentions) who wish me «
Happy Holidays» or «Seasons Greetings,» which is really odd, considering I'm a devout
atheist of the Richard Dawkins school of thought, believing more in messages
than messengers.