Easy…believe something.  From the Oxford Journal:

Although controversial, it is often argued that religious belief is a cause of greater happiness.  However, we have found in two separate studies that both theism and atheism are correlated with fewer reported depressive symptoms than the in-between state of ‘existential uncertainty’.

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There are several plausible explanations for such an association. Most obviously, strong beliefs may protect against depression, or conversely, low mood may diminish strong beliefs. Alternatively, depressive symptoms and existential uncertainty may both be a consequence of confounding by systemic illnesses, because immune activation tends to cause malaise symptoms such as fatigue (leading to depressed mood) and impaired concentration (perhaps leading to greater uncertainty of beliefs). This hypothesis is currently being tested. (Source)

So in other words, both passionate atheists and passionate followers of Jesus will be happier than people who struggle to figure out what they believe.  Kind of interesting, huh?


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