The Devil in the Details

Episode 11 - Religion Makes People Feel Better, But Tax Churches Anyway

October 29, 2021 JD Sword
The Devil in the Details
Episode 11 - Religion Makes People Feel Better, But Tax Churches Anyway
Show Notes

On this mini-episode, the Satanic Skeptic reviews a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, "National Religiosity Eases the Psychological Burden of Poverty." Is religiosity, the degree of religious belief, likely a major factor that makes poor people feel better? Is that true of both developing and developed (first world) nations? As Satanists, why should we care? What does that have to do with taxing churches? Listen to the show and found out!