Hypothesis: The Roman Empire did not fail because its leaders were too stupid and irrational, but because they were too smart and rational, and short game incentives outperformed long games. Catholicism solved that by limiting rationality and turning society into a cult.
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Which is counter your original rational assessment that irrationality leads to long term survival.
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In the long run, we are all dead.
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