Happiness This Way

Can an act of religion as a placebo for the mind of believers and that is a good thing?

A placebo is something that makes you believe you will ensure success, and therefore the person is happy, but happiness is only through the suggestion, not something real has happened. Or does it create a dependence of the religion of happiness in life? .

Religion is much more dangerous than a placebo. Benefits – Side Effects illusion – the illusion, paranoia, megalomania, xenophobia, homophobia, parochialism, misogyny and arrogance ….

Robert Thurman at Happiness & Its Causes 2010