tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803545679800381282.post3031036582315263984..comments2012-04-11T15:26:59.666+01:00Comments on Mylissa's Nemeton: Religion = Happiness?Mylissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01305470548715631891noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803545679800381282.post-206540823176935232009-02-19T23:18:00.000+00:002009-02-19T23:18:00.000+00:00I love these studies, because they generally get t...I love these studies, because they generally get the same results ("religious" people label subjectively label themselves as happy more), but they never seem to worry about the most secondary variable: church. That is to say, being "religious" in Western society is almost synonymous with being an active member in religious social institutions. And, why is this an issue? Because we have, through a variety of methods, determined that social interaction correlates with positive emotion and perspectives on life. Unless they are controlling for the fact that the "religious" in our culture have that extra social network and fully embrace it, then there really isn't a whole lot to say on the matter.Asylum Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500952310972756918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803545679800381282.post-18393397927854865552009-02-19T09:56:00.000+00:002009-02-19T09:56:00.000+00:00Such 'studies' are not always intellectually unbia...Such 'studies' are not always intellectually unbiased. They are expensive and too often a tool to promote someone's agenda. You do nothing Mylissa to promote truth by quoting them even if you are in agreement with the basic finding. Your own comments of the difficulty of defining the terms seem intelligent to me except that defining 'happiness', while hard, is not the issue I take. Suggesting a correlation between two undefined entities is simply dishonest. <BR/><BR/>Replace either of the two terms with 'simple minded' and see how easy it would be to believe a correlation. As Richard asks 'do they mean spiritual? What they meant is anyone's guess.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397160420406462291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803545679800381282.post-50135727365094675822009-02-18T17:19:00.000+00:002009-02-18T17:19:00.000+00:00Perhaps being "religious"* just makes one more inc...Perhaps being "religious"* just makes one more inclined to exaggerate one's happiness whilst participating in scientific studies?<BR/><BR/>* do they really mean religious, or do they mean spiritual?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com