Fact that interest in religion declines as societies get rich suggests main gain from religion is to help deal with stressful situations that happen a lot more to the poor.
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(Screen from the link you provided.) So margin ~slope. But how does it work in the case of religion, as you wrote? What properties would some quantity have to be considered as the main benefit of religion - this I think I understand. But what's the marginal benefit of religion?pic.twitter.com/A50SXsRlvZ
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I suggest that there can be different marginal benefits, at different points on the curve, or perhaps on the membrane (in a multi dimensional space). One benefit might be military unit cohesion, another might be reducing anxiety from poverty, a third might be crime reduction. >
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