Spiritual Oprah talks to a group of Danish women about god

The influential tv host is surprised the happiest people in the world tend to be non religious. After trying to sell them "spirituality", she makes a statement that one of the Danish ladies told her off record that she actually was a strong believer. One out of 5 would not be a high number anyway! Depending on definitions, 40% to 80% of Danes don't believe in any deity, spiritual force, or invisible pink unicorn.

Discuss people, this is interesting.

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• god
• religion
• denmark
• usa
• atheism
• culture

[Berrylaff]

@MsMads93 I'm Danish and I have to support you here. Our schools have been been in decline for over two decades. The government continually cuts down on the schools, resulting in strikes from students and teachers. I remember when I was in 1st grade everything was fine, then 4th grade we got moved to a lousy dusty classroom in the attic of the school. In 6th grade we couldn't even get new books and in 8th grade our chairs were collapsing en masse.

Stupid government and it's cutbacks.

[mfnjord]

Lidt sjovt at rige kvinder der sikkert stemmer til højre for midten, skal sidde og fortælle om de danske "røde" værdier... ?????

[Lunzium]

@maestroen1 Then please state your questions in a manner where it's possible to give a positive answer..

[Lunzium]

@MsCaliforniaOne So therefore All danes Must have the same problems? haha.

And please don't bring the "we go to church therefore we are better" argument.

[Narghargs]

omg i need to be there! i may be american, but inside im a dane! :D

[AnonymousWildchild12]

It is absolutely funny, because they left out ONE fact... Im danish myself and I happen to have read that we are also considered as the country with most people who take antidepressive pills in percent AND that we also tend to have one of the highest ranges of alcoholism.... No wonder they say we are happy!!!

[andreasjs2]

@MondoBeno A mid-range priced house in Denmark costs $500,000 

[Uhavebeenfrimponged]

denmark rocks

wanna go someday

[MsCaliforniaOne]

My boss is from Denmark and he has the worst breath and body odor. In the U.S., we know how to shower and brush our teeth and we go to church.

[KBeOKEH]

Sign me up Denmark! I want your type of government here!

[hanluy1215]

@maestroen1 Do you know what they're depressed from? Lack of sunlight (env)? Abusive parents? Lack of friends? Anti-social tendencies?

[hanluy1215]

"I believe in humanity." That's pretty profound. It's the belief that we ourselves have the potential to make good changes: that we are not slaved to god(s) and the serving/pleasing of Him/them. But that we should also open to the possibility that there may be (a) god(s) because there's no reason to reject such an idea.