Essay: The citizens of the United States are happier than the citizens of Russia and China. USA! USA! USA!

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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." - United States Declaration of Independence

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The data below, builds on the data in the above two essays.

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According to the World Happines Index, the citizens of the United States are happier than the citizens of Russia.[1][2]

The genius of the founding fathers of the United States, happiness and labor productivity

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China and unhappiness

China and state atheism

China has the largest atheist population in the world.[3]

See also: China and atheism

China has the world's largest atheist population and practices state atheism.[4][5] China has one of the highest rates of atheism in the world.[4][5] According to a 2012 Worldwide Independent Network/Gallup International Association (WIN/GIA) poll, 47% of Chinese people were convinced atheists, and a further 30% were not religious. In comparison, only 14% considered themselves to be religious.[6]

Atheism and unhappiness

See also: Atheism and happiness and Atheism and health

The prestigious Mayo Clinic found that that religious involvement and spirituality are associated with better physical health, mental health, health-related quality of life and other health outcomes.[7]

There is a significant amount of data indicating that atheists are more unhappy that theists (See: Atheism and happiness and Atheism and depression and Atheism and suicide and Atheism and negative emotions/thoughts).

China and unhappiness

In 2012, Time magazine reporting on a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by a team from the University of Southern California headed by economist Richard Easterlin:

“ Despite an unprecedented rate of economic growth, China’s life satisfaction over the past two decades has largely followed the trajectory seen in the central- and eastern-European transition countries — a decline followed by a recovery, with no change or a declining trend over the period as a whole. There is no evidence of a marked increase in life satisfaction in China of the magnitude that might have been expected based on the fourfold increase in the level of per capita consumption during that period. In its transition, China has shifted from one of the most egalitarian countries in terms of distribution of life satisfaction to one of the least egalitarian. Life satisfaction has declined markedly in the lowest-income and least-educated segments of the population, while rising somewhat in the upper (socioeconomic status) stratum.[8] ”

Time magazine also indicated: "While China’s poorest are increasingly unhappy, it’s unlikely that the country will see Arab Spring–like unrest and revolt. The problems are too diffuse and the state security organs too adept at clamping down on acts of dissent that have the potential for wider appeal. But on a local level, protest is widespread, averaging about 500 a day nationwide, according to economist Niu Wenyuan, an adviser to China’s State Council."[9]

Copy of the United States Declaration of Independence

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The Declaration of Independence; the original is badly faded.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." - United States Declaration of Independence

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"When I was a boy, the priest, my uncle, carefully inculcated upon me this proverb, which I then learned and have ever since kept in my mind: 'Dico tibi verum, Libertas optima rerum; Nunquam servili, sub nexu vivito, fili.' 'I tell you a truth: Liberty is the best of things, my son; never live under any slavish bond." - William Wallace

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References

  1. ↑ A color coded map of the world levels of happiness as measured by the World Happiness Index (2023)
  2. ↑ World Happiness Report 2023
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live, Washington Post By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey May 23, 2013
  6. ↑ "Global Index of Religiosity and Atheism", Gallup. Retrieved on 2012-11-28. 
  7. ↑ Mueller, Dr. Paul S. et al. (December 2001). "Religious involvement, spirituality, and medicine: implications for clinical practice". Mayo Clinic Proceedings vol. 76:12, pp. 1225-1235. Retrieved from Mayo Clinic Proceedings website on July 20, 2014.
  8. ↑ For China, Economic Growth Doesn’t Always Equal Happiness, Time magazine
  9. ↑ For China, Economic Growth Doesn’t Always Equal Happiness, Time magazine
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