
The Secular Seven
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If godlessness led to national depravity or high rates of violence, then we would expect to find those countries that are the least religious to be the most horrible, impoverished, unhealthy, and crime-ridden. But we find exactly the opposite correlation. These seven most godless democracies provide excellent examples, as they all boast high levels of societal health and well-being, high GDPs, extremely low rates of violent crime, almost no school shootings, superior healthcare, and more.
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Contributors
Contributors
Hemant Mehta
RELIGIOUS AND NONRELIGIOUS NEWS
Anthony Pinn
PODCASTER

Jennifer Michael Hecht
HISTORY AND CULTURE
Captain Cassidy
GAMING AND OTHER RELIGIONS

Eiynah
CULTURAL CRITICISM
Myles Mikulic
FILM

Jonathan MS Pearce
POLITICS, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY
Bob Seidensticker
EXAMINING CHRISTIANITY
Andy Hall
COMEDY
M L Clark
FUTURISM AND INTERNATIONAL

Alix Jules
A.I. AND DATA ETHICS
Adam Lee
SCIENCE AND TECH
Sami Al-Asady
SECULARISM
Sikivu Hutchinson
SOCIAL JUSTICE, EQUALITY
Phil Zuckerman
SOCIOLOGY
J H McKenna
HUMANISM, CULTURE
Georgia Michelman
SCIENCE
Dr. Eve Makoff
MEDICINE, END OF LIFE
Rick Snedeker
NEWS AND CULTURE
Casey Karaman
SATIRE, FILM, CULTURE
Dr. Abby Hafer
BIOLOGY, GENETICS