Health Effects of Religion
The good:
Religion and spiritual practices generally have a positive effect on one’s physical, emotional and neurological health.
The bad:
But when God is viewed as dispassionate, vengeful and unforgiving, this can have deleterious effects on one’s physical and mental health.
The ugly:
What is truly frightening is the fact that 1% translates into 3 million potentially violent citizens in our country alone. And this certainly plays out on the global stage, as beliefs conflict and terrorism fosters fear, hatred and ultimately violence.
I wonder if anyone has tried to quantify how much is good vs. band and ugly.
Rick, did you mean to say bad? I don’t recall ever hearing a religious band.