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1 point

all sorts of evil has been done in the name of religion, and there is nothing new under the sun

Side: Science
3 points

This is anti-science.

Firstly, you deliberately omitted the word "may" from the article's title. The article says raising kids with religion MAY protect their mental health.

Secondly, you deliberately misrepresented a single study as a plural (i.e. "studies"). This article is based on one single study.

Thirdly, the solitary basis for the claim that religion may protect mental health is that 18 percent of adults in their 20s who had attended church once a week as children reported they were happier. What the article doesn't mention is that they are happier because they believe in a fantasy. Hence, one could equally create an article entitled: believing in Santa Claus protects mental health.

Fourthly, the Forbes article is a sensationalised and false interpretation of the research itself, which makes no such grandiloquent claims. The article falsely conflates happiness with sound mental health.

Finally, you're a dirty little liar with no soul.

Side: Anti science