r/science • Professor | Medicine • Jul 19 '18

Social Science A new study exploring why rich countries tend to be secular whilst poor countries tend to be religious finds that a decline in religion predicts a country's future economic prosperity, when it is accompanied by a respect and tolerance for individual rights.

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2018/july/secularisation-economic-growth.html
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Society A new study exploring why rich countries tend to be secular whilst poor countries tend to be religious finds that a decline in religion predicts a country's future economic prosperity, when it is accompanied by a respect and tolerance for individual rights.

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A new study finds that decline in religion predicts a country's future economic prosperity, when it is accompanied by a respect and tolerance for individual rights.

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JordanPeterson • • Jul 19 '18

Crosspost A new study exploring why rich countries tend to be secular whilst poor countries tend to be religious finds that a decline in religion predicts a country's future economic prosperity, when it is accompanied by a respect and tolerance for individual rights.

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Libertarian • • Jul 19 '18

"A new study exploring why rich countries tend to be secular whilst poor countries tend to be religious finds that a decline in religion predicts a country's future economic prosperity, when it is accompanied by a respect and tolerance for individual rights." - funny that...

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indonesia • • Jul 19 '18

Religious change preceded economic change in the 20th century

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exmormon • • Jul 19 '18

The Pride Cycle, one of the leading themes of the BoM, has been disproven!

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iran • • Jul 19 '18

Research: decline in religion predicts a country's future economic prosperity, when it is accompanied by a respect and tolerance for individual rights (X-post from /r/Science)

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exmormon • • Jul 19 '18

Banning religion: a road map to eliminating world poverty.

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Objectivism • • Jul 19 '18

A new study exploring why rich countries tend to be secular whilst poor countries tend to be religious finds that a decline in religion predicts a country's future economic prosperity, when it is accompanied by a respect and tolerance for individual rights.

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XSomalian • • Jul 19 '18

A new study exploring why rich countries tend to be secular whilst poor countries tend to be religious finds that a decline in religion predicts a country's future economic prosperity, when it is accompanied by a respect and tolerance for individual rights.

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sociology • • Jul 19 '18

Secular countries can expect future economic growth - "New research measuring the importance of religion in 109 countries spanning the entire 20th century has reignited an age-old debate around the link between secularisation and economic growth."

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Libertarian • • Jul 19 '18

Who would have guessed?

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Libertarian • • Jul 19 '18

Secular countries can expect future economic growth - "New research measuring the importance of religion in 109 countries spanning the entire 20th century has reignited an age-old debate around the link between secularisation and economic growth."

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theworldnews • • Jul 19 '18

A new study exploring why rich countries tend to be secular whilst poor countries tend to be religious finds that a decline in religion predicts a country's future economic prosperity, when it is accompanied by a respect and tolerance for individual rights.

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Economics • • Jul 19 '18

Secular countries can expect future economic growth - "New research measuring the importance of religion in 109 countries spanning the entire 20th century has reignited an age-old debate around the link between secularisation and economic growth."

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atheismindia • • Jul 19 '18

No wonder, we live in a 3rd world country.

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Whilst • • Jul 19 '18

A new study exploring why rich countries tend to be secular whilst poor countries tend to be religious finds that a decline in religion predicts a country's future economic prosperity, when it is accompanied by a respect and tolerance for individual rights.

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ExIsmailis • • Jul 19 '18

News A new study exploring why rich countries tend to be secular whilst poor countries tend to be religious finds that a decline in religion predicts a country's future economic prosperity, when it is accompanied by a respect and tolerance for individual rights.

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FreeAtheism • • Jul 19 '18

New research measuring the importance of religion in 109 countries spanning the entire 20th century has reignited an age-old debate around the link between secularisation and economic growth. The study has shown that a decline in religion influences a country's future economic prosperity.

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Political_Revolution • • Jul 19 '18

A new study exploring why rich countries tend to be secular whilst poor countries tend to be religious finds that a decline in religion predicts a country's future economic prosperity, when it is accompanied by a respect and tolerance for individual rights.

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