Time Immortal

The Deeps of Time catches a gaffe in a study that attempts to link high levels of participation in “Religion” (note: there doesn’t appear to be any attempt to distinguish between modes and denominations of belief, which would seem to be a huge oversight to begin with) with depression.

The study shows that when adolescents from cultures that tend to be more religiously observant come into contact with modern society, the incompatibility between the two may lead to stress and emotional tension.

What’s wrong with the study, though, is the unconscious blaming of religion for the problem. The researchers unquestioningly assume that if there’s tension when religion and culture come into conflict, religion must be the source of the trouble. It couldn’t possibly be the pornographic consumerist mainstream culture, could it?

Nah, no way.