. >> one thing that fas naturesci is they have better emotional hep and in some instances better physicallth than those not religious. don't join a gym and join a church. why do you think there are those physical and emotional benefits from religion? >> good question. you know, that finding has been pretty well documented. our data showed we did nalgsz on our data, but other scholars in other published articles and elsewhere found the same correlation. the question is is correlation causation? maybe people happy choose to be religious and people healthy choose to be religious. there's recent research that shows there's casualty, religion causing well-being and happiness. one explanation is religious service attendance. some scholars headed by dr. robert putnam at harvard pointed out in research that they are so-called supercharged friends. we have a church when we go to religious services, we have a better sense of social support and that in turn leads to a higher sense of well-being and happiness. >> you talk also about class arguments. a lot of seculars and militant atheists and people