If you liked "Elephant in the Brain" by @robinhanson & @KevinSimler you'll like "Luxury Beliefs" - the idea that, with physical goods cheap, the upper class now signal their uniqueness with false/damaging beliefs that people w/ less privilege can't afford to hold.https://twitter.com/robkhenderson/status/1178587120262373377 …
The phenomenon is very old; all religions have such beliefs. You need costly beliefs to distinguish adherents from outsiders. You can't distinguish yourselves from other people by believing things that are true and useful. http://paulgraham.com/lies.html
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Correct, since historically, religion was more about identity than truth.
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