Overall, [[atheism|atheistic]] societies have tended to have higher rates of sloth and as a result have eventually experienced economic problems (see: [[Atheism and sloth]]).
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Overall, [[atheism|atheistic]] societies have tended to have higher rates of sloth and as a result have eventually experienced economic problems (see: [[Atheism and sloth]]).
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Due to lower economic productivity, atheistic [[communism]]/[[socialism]] can lead to a country to eventual financial ruin or significant economic problems which is what occurred to the [[Soviet Union]] and is currently happening in [[secular Europe]] via the [[Eurozone]] financial crisis (see: [[Atheism and sloth|Atheism and lower economic productivity]]).