A Solution for Loneliness: Get out and volunteer, research suggests

Re:A Solution for Loneliness: Get out and volunteer, researc... by mattigames on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @07:21PM (#19976162)

Lets see what data says; top 10 less religious countries are[0]: China, Japan, Estonia, Sweden, Norway, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Israel, United Kingdom

Top 10 most religious countries are[0]: Ethiopia, Malawi, Niger, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Burundi, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Afghanistan

So looking at this -at least by itself- is far from certain that religion plays a large role in maintaining a healthy society; you may be thinking of a specific subset of religions/denominations or perhaps using a different 'measure' for the impact of religion.

[0]https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/maps-and-graphics/most-re...

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Re:A Solution for Loneliness: Get out and volunteer, researc... by humanrebar on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @09:12PM (#19976834)

There could be a more indirect effect of religious belief on healthy society. Hypothetically social capital could build up over the years and deeply affect hard-to-measure things like trust and fair governance.

If that's the case, it could take more than a couple decades for drastic change in beliefs to transform a country.

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