This is my favorite argument to stump anyone who argues that religion is needed for morality or proper social justice. The countries that offer the best education, health, equality between richest & poorest and overall social equality are the least religious in the world while countries that are highly religious are at the bottom.
Every time I’ve brought up this argument not a single person has been able to come up with a constructive retort, that’s obvious since surveys and studies clearly show there is NO possible counter point.
USA is also an example, the states that offer the most social equalities are the least religious…
So remember to always bring up this subject, you’ll be amused 
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2010/04/05 at 11:24 am
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2010/04/06 at 7:39 am
I don’t think the colors for the USA, Germany and Russia are correct, comparatively.
Nevertheless, the negative correlation between education and religion is obvious, and supported by this chart.
Sunday school doesn’t teach real knowledge.
2010/05/31 at 3:24 pm
Man, are you *really* sure that, for instance, the standard of living in Russia and Scandinavia is higher than, say, most of the EU countries, USA and Canada?
2010/05/31 at 3:40 pm
Where does it say Russia in there?
As for Scandinavia… ZERO doubt. Those countries are known worldwide to have the highest standards of living in practically every area. They do pay some of the highest taxes in the world but citizens continually state they don’t mind considering all the services they receive.
2012/04/28 at 4:08 pm
This is total nonsense. Countries that
have the highest percentage of atheists
and agnostics have the lowest standard
of living. The countries are Afghanistan,
Pakistan and Scandanavia. The countries
that have the highest numbers of believers
have the highest standard of living. These
are France, Germany, Switzerland and
USA.
2012/07/02 at 11:49 pm
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