I don't know, I'm a die hard nihilist and atheist and I'm married, have kids, friends, and think life is beautiful and generally ok. I don't see why people need to believe in imaginary stuff and I don't really see how it makes people happy.

It’s just an empirically observable reality.

Religious people tend to be less lonely , more likely to be married and have children, and more happy and less likely to experience mental illness, on average.

It’s certainly not true for every religious person nor the opposite for every atheist, but the effect can be seen across populations.

Funny, I'm the exact opposite!

See my other reply

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