Originally Posted by antelope_sniper
Against any measure of well being, the less theocratic the society the greater the well being of it's people. The same plays out across American states.


Well, if you are looking at the U.S., we are not and never have been a theocratic nation; and we are the most well-off society in history, at least in material terms. However, well-being goes far beyond material goods. The social pathologies we are seeing, despite our material prosperity, would indicate that people have needs beyond material goods. We are not in the mess we are in today because as a nation we have become increasingly Christian.

The biggest problem our country has is not systemic racism, it's systemic stupidity.