Seems like a very hard thing to suggest, really.  I&#x27;m an atheist and nihilist and I&#x27;ve actually found myself to be _much_ less depressed than I was when I was an academically studied and strong christian.  I&#x27;ve baptized, preached, converted, etc.  I was like a superstar christian and now I&#x27;m an atheist and much much less prone to depression.<p>I feel like I don&#x27;t attribute the depression as much to my religious affiliations or lack thereof as I do to my hormone levels settling down due to older age, but my specific experiences of religion did a lot to promote the idea that it&#x27;s healthy to acknowledge your guilt in all things.