William Barr (that moral paragon) claims that America is in decline and that the decline in religion is to blame. Both claims are demonstrably incorrect: Life is better today, and the most religious countries are the most miserable ones.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/19/william-barrs-america-vs-reality-2020/ …
What do you think he means by "in decline"? What do you think most people would mean when they said this? If an elderly man with Alzheimers is happier by some infallible hedonic metric than a 30 year old at peak mental and physical capacity, is the second in decline?