Talk:Religion and happiness

Importance
Does this article need to exist? It's a paragraph that cites several studies. This information may be more appropriate in a different context. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.49.81.2 (talk) 03:17, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Agreed. But this idea in itself is very interesting. If we could expand the article we could make it interesting. Add sources, fix grammar, spelling, favor both sides and yet somehow make it reasonable, we could in fact and just to be safe; in practice make it a featured article. In fact I am willing to spend my time looking for sources and writing the article during this week. Anyone in?--72.74.104.215 (talk) 02:58, 21 October 2009 (UTC) Forgive me if I forgot to add, but besides the internet there are many books on this subject from atheist to theist to all varieties (you just have to look for them). After all, it is believed and is in many religions one of the most important aims. Many religions try to reach for happiness, thus stirring my interest. But let's not forget controversial one's such as Scientology, Christianity, and Islam, etc.--72.74.104.215 (talk) 03:03, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index found that Atheists and Jews score highest on their well-being index above all other religious demographics. It should be noted that about 50% of self-identified Jews are atheists who identify as Jews based on non-religious cultural, ethnic, racial, and national self conceptions. While it is typically found that people who are nominally religious tend to score lower than practicing religious demographics, it is not true that a person who rejects religion and theological concepts score low. In fact, they score the highest. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.28.184.83 (talk) 17:19, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

Usually the studies that show a link between "religiosity" and happiness are really talking about spirituality. However, even these produce mixed results. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.28.184.83 (talk) 17:25, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

Why is there no "Criticisms" section? Surely there are many psychologists, theologians and philosophers that would dispute all or some of the content on this page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.78.32.22 (talk) 05:08, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Redirecting essay-like miniature article to Happiness
Merging this article into a larger article on the same subject.Hendrick 99 (talk) 06:40, 22 March 2015 (UTC)