Religious People Are Happier Than Non-Religious People

It's time to say the 'one true thing'

So, here’s something I’ve felt compelled to say when I’m giving a public presentation in the last couple of months — “Just say the one true thing.” It’s my tendency to couch things, to provide all kinds of caveats, or downplay a finding so that I’ve got a bit of wiggle room. And in a lot of areas of social science, that’s still pretty sound advice. If y…