RELIGIOUS IMPORTANCE of Nations = SUCCESS OR FAILURE of Nations?

[DTMB]

Ive always held a long personal belief that the more religious the country is the less economically successful they are. It was just a personal generalization i never bothered to look up with statistics until now:



Importance of Religion by Country:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Importa...ion_by_country


Top 47 1st World Developed Countries:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developed_country


List of Countries by Average Wage:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...y_average_wage


List of Developing Countires:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developing_country


It seems like my theory is supported. If you look at those links showing religious importance, almost all countries who are the LEAST RELIGIOUS are some of the most economically successful, developed, first world countries in the world while those that are the MOST RELIGIOUS are poor, third world, developing countries.


Coincidence much?

[johncods]

I've always thought about this too.

[Danny Gunz]

A less educated country is more likely to be a very religious country.

[DTMB]

Top 10 Developed Countries and their Religious Importance:


1. Norway - 78% Religion not important
2. Australia 67.5
3. Netherlands 66.5
4. USA 34.5 (66.5% of the people believe religion is important)
5. New Zealand 66
6. Canada 57
7. Ireland 46.5 (53.5)
8. Liechenstein n/a
9. Germany 59
10.Sweden 83 (the highest)

[res]

Originally Posted by DTMB

Ive always held a long personal belief that the more religious the country is the less economically successful they are. It was just a personal generalization i never bothered to look up with statistics until now:



Importance of Religion by Country:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Importa...ion_by_country


Top 47 1st World Developed Countries:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developed_country


List of Countries by Average Wage:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...y_average_wage


List of Developing Countires:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developing_country


It seems like my theory is supported. If you look at those links showing religious importance, almost all countries who are the LEAST RELIGIOUS are some of the most economically successful, developed, first world countries in the world while those that are the MOST RELIGIOUS are poor, third world, developing countries.


Coincidence much?

*sigh* Number one, most of the world in general is religious so it's a good idea to keep that in mind.

Number two, you might want to look at WHEN these nations became advanced economies. Were they religious then? This seriously wounds the causation argument.

Now there may be a correlation here which simply amounts to the fact that economic prosperity tends to lead to irreligion.

There is some grounds for that conclusion even when observing the ancient world, where prosperity, while not usually leading to positions like Atheism and agnosticism often lead to religious apathy.

[DTMB]

Religious Importance:

1. Indoneisa, Niger,Bangladesh,Oman - 100%
2. Malawi, Morrocco, Republic of Congo, Somalia 98.5
3. Serria Leone, Egypt, Djabout, Mauritiniai 98
4. Zambia, Afghanistan,Guinea 97
5. Nigera, JOrdan, Laos, Mynmar, Pakistan 96.5
6. Yemen,Comoros,Cambodia 96
7. Bahrain, Nigeria,Cameroon, Philippines 95.5
8. Mali, Ghana, Saudi Aragia 94.5
9. Sudan,Thailand, Liberia, Kenya 94
10. Tunisia, Uganda, Palestinian Territory, 93


All third world countries. Overwhelming muslim and african countries.

[DTMB]

Originally Posted by res

*sigh* Number one, most of the world in general is religious so it's a good idea to keep that in mind.

Number two, you might want to look at WHEN these nations became advanced economies. Were they religious then? This seriously wounds the causation argument.

Now there may be a correlation here which simply amounts to the fact that economic prosperity tends to lead to irreligion.

There is some grounds for that conclusion even when observing the ancient world, where prosperity, while not usually leading to positions like Atheism and agnosticism often lead to religious apathy.

where are you from?

i bet you are from a highly religious country....

[res]

Originally Posted by DTMB

where are you from?

i bet you are from a highly religious country....

The Circumstantial Ad Hominem argument fallacy?

[DTMB]

Originally Posted by res

The Circumstantial Ad Hominem argument fallacy?

The Damnhewasrightbutletsnotgivehimthesatisfaction post?

[res]

Originally Posted by DTMB

The Damnhewasrightbutletsnotgivehimthesatisfaction post?

The idon'tactuallyeverbothertopickupabookbutIthink iamintelligentmerelybecauseofwhatidon'tbelievein post.

I come from the country that most makes your thread look bad.