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Notes on “Your Book Review: The Book Of Abraham - by Scott Alexander”

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Read these doctrines as a design spec. They are almost surgically optimized for psychological and prosocial output. Death anxiety: you’re eternal. Sense of purpose: you were chosen by name. The problem of suffering: you consented to this in advance. Tribal bonding: the people in the pew next to you are your pre-mortal siblings, also chosen, also noble, also great. Long-term motivation: infinite, the trajectory only goes up.
Your Book Review: The Book Of Abraham - by Scott Alexander