@hamandcheese @sarahdoingthing I'm willing to believe I'm missing nuances, but IMO that's what religion feels like from the inside...
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@KevinSimler The adherent may acknowledge that function exists, but says further that communion is a holy sacrament with intrinsic value
@hamandcheese totally. but in my view this is so much of human social behavior! we deny our social motives by claiming they're s.t. else
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@KevinSimler@hamandcheese btw I don't claim to be representative but in my experience the dominant trend is exactly the other way 'round - 8 more replies
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@hamandcheese usually the counterfactual shows what's up. if communion didn't strengthen community, people wouldn't do it. (this is my bias) -
@KevinSimler I showed that state welfare substitutes for religious orgs. But I also think that "crowding out" does permanent damage - 16 more replies
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@KevinSimler But the social motive can be transcendent / sacred. Forget religious connotations. This is totally accessible to a non-believer -
@hamandcheese not sure I follow...? - 2 more replies
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