Religious people in the West report higher happiness than non-religious people, according to this argument. The difference comes down to inner peace: belief in a benevolent God versus a random, godless universe. Non-religious people can find peace elsewhere, but religion offers superior comfort on life's biggest questions.
In the Western world, religious people are happier than non-religious people or irreligious people. Now, why is that? First of all, religion gives you peace. Inner peace is the sine qua non of happiness. This is not a peace that is available to the irreligious. That doesn't mean that they cannot have inner peace in other realms. There are many realms of life that give you inner peace, not, not just the big questions. But with regard to the big question, how could it not give you more peace? There's a good God who governs the universe. That's the religious view. Secular view: there is no God, it's all random. If you're a PragerUtopia member, you can listen to the complete segment along with every show every day. Go to pragerutopia.com.
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