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Can Religion Make You Happier? by The Atlantic

Can Religion Make You Happier?

from Good on Paper

by The Atlantic

Published: Tue Jul 23 2024

Show Notes

America is in a “loneliness epidemic.” But is turning to religion the answer?


Host Jerusalem Demsas talks to Arthur Brooks, a professor at the Harvard Business School who teaches classes on leadership and happiness. He’s also a contributing writer for The Atlantic where he has written that happiness comes, in part, throughfaith.


Brooks argues that the “nones”—people who identify with no religion—are unhappier (at least, on average) than people who believe in a greater power.


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