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The Devil in the Details
Autumn Sword, the Satanic Skeptic, explores topics such as exorcism, demonic possession, magic, witchcraft, and Satanic Ritual Abuse...from a Satanic and scientific perspective!
The Devil in the Details
Episode 11 - Religion Makes People Feel Better, But Tax Churches Anyway
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JD Sword
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!