@ThiamineP @drethelin I think it has both a conversion function and an anti-attrition function (like AA's "Keep coming back, it works!")
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@drethelin It's hard to get people on board or keep them from leaving if (a) they have options and (b) they're already behind
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@sarahdoingthing Ancestor worship may be a less bad alternative. -
@St_Rev and the hope that you will persist as a worshipped ancestor? - 4 more replies
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@sarahdoingthing you'd think a works based afterlife would work better but christianity is just faith-based but worked well for prosperity? -
@drethelin I think the works/faith distinction can exist for other purposes (to bolster in-group bonding?) because it's not deeply held...
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@sarahdoingthing Džizs, you've nailed it! :) -
@MarkoSket thanks! what is this Slovenian colloquialism "Džizs" though? - 1 more reply
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@sarahdoingthing I was thinking about soteriology and which beliefs promote the best real world activities the other day.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing so faith leads to identity leads to actual works better than "works" leads to identity?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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