The Least Religious Nations are the Happiest

A new study (pdf) into the correlation between religious belief and contentment and security shows that the less religious a society is the happier and more secure it becomes. The study, by Gregory Paul, published in Evolutionary Psychology Journal puts paid to the widely touted notion that without religion society would collapse. According to Mr Paul, the reverse is true. Religion flourishes

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Did You Know?

This is a great video, which sheds some light on a few things.Courtesy of Xplane visual thinking.

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Why Peace Matters for Development

I just discovered this great site, through Epiphenom, it's called Visions of Humanity.

Here's some interesting facts I found on it.

The Global Peace Index, established by Steve Killelea, provides a refreshing new perspective. Its logic is simple, and appealing : instead of trying to understand and prevent conflict, why not also search for the characteristics which are associated with peace, and

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Have faith in atheists

Those who discriminate againsts non-believers should know that atheists are healthy, intelligent and well adjusted says Nathan Schneider of The Guardian.I didn't want to write such an article(becoming yet another atheist blogger), but after recent debates with lots of fundamentalist religious people who think of themselves as smart (that remains to be seen) I felt the urge to vent somehow,

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Rational and Irrational Thought: The Thinking That IQ Tests Miss

We assume intelligence and rationality go together. But we shouldn't be surprised when smart people do foolish things.By Keith E. StanovichKey Concepts Traditional IQ tests miss some of the most important aspects of real-world intelligence. It is possible to test high in IQ yet to suffer from the logical-thought defect known as dysrationalia.One cause of dysrationalia is that people tend

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