STUDY: Religious more depressed than atheists

[greatauror28]

I can say that I'm religious because I was brought up being one - going to Church everyday, saying prayers before meals, going to Catholic school and learning Religion, celebrating Catholic holidays, etc. But I cannot say that i'm a devout Catholic who believes in Heaven or Hell, or Purgatory for that matter. I also don't believe that if something bad happens to you, you're being punished by God. I also don't believe in Adam and Eve and knew that we came from the Apes and evolution.

I simply believe that Man has his own freedom. Freedom to do things he deemed correct and right. Freedom to choose his plans and course of actions which can or cannot affect his future - goals, achievements and plans in life.

Being a Catholic is merely an inspiration for me, a belief that somebody, something out there is there for guidance which you can look up to in times of troubles and worries but not necessarily mean that One is gonna move mountains or split rivers so you can solve you own problem. Your problem is you own. You make and solve your own worries.

Now, for the Atheists that does everything to prove that God doesn't exist, or bash each and every religious leaders like Bishops and the Pope labelling them as child molesters and pedos, I detest them. They would go to long stretch of idealism to prove they are the righteous one - which is wrong.

It is OK not to believe in God, and the Bible and to other religious activities or organizations. Just don't mock them to gain an upper hand because we'll never know in the end. And Atheists are growing in numbers because of social media, believing opposing the other side would be 'cool', non-conforming type of folks they are, but cannot even expound on Charles Darwin's natural selection

Summary: I'm religous but not 100% per se and I hate Atheists that does what I said above.

*topic: I don't think I'm depressed.

"If you are depressed, you're living the past.
If you are anxious, you are living the future.
If you are calm, you're living the present"