Aren't We Better Off Without Religion?

Episode Summary:

Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin explore the question, are we better off without religion?

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Is America, in general, more religious than the UK?

• Would you say the perception of religion among non-believers is generally positive or negative?

• The change in 2005-2008 range, do you think the atheist tones were driving how people were thinking?

• Is there data around the psychological benefits of religious practice?

• What do you say when someone says: Religion is the cause of wars, bloodshed, and injustice? Religion hurts people…?

• Is religion bad or good? Why?

• Is there a benefit to religious worldviews abounding in the world whether they are Christian or not?

• Would you be comfortable describing yourself as a religious person?

• Are we better off without religion?

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Matthew 16:24-26

• “God Is Not Great” by Christopher Hitchens

• Human Flourishing Program at Harvard's Institute for Quantitative Social Science

• “Klara and the Sun” by Kazuo Ishiguro

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