[aleeds]

All he is saying, and this is a good point, is that the long time use of something isn't indicative of it being good for you. Going to church has been around for 2000 years too, that doesn't mean that it's healthy, it's just something people do.

[msandford]

I know, right?! I mean who needs chairs. They've been in use forever and yet not a single double blinded study, nevermind one which shows benefits.

[literallycancer]

Funny that you would bring up chairs. Originally, other pieces of furniture were used for sitting.

The chair has been used since antiquity, although for many centuries it was a symbolic article of state and dignity rather than an article for ordinary use.[1]

1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chair#History

[ehoogland]

I see the point, but your example is unfortunate. It turns out it is healthy/protective to go to church (and thus have a large support system) in both the current research and the earlier research that under-reported atheists/non-theists.