1. I did think about that when I wrote it, and it’s a bit strong. (I set myself a challenge to write and publish this in 15 min, so didn’t spent any more time optimising the title.) Other recommendations welcome. Thinking about the actual claim though, I find myself quite confident that something in this direction is right. (A larger uncertainty would be if it is the best thing for us to sink resources into, compared to other interventions).
2. Agree that there seems to be lots of black-box wisdom embedded in the institutions and practices of religions, and could be cool to try to unwrap it and import some good lessons.
I will note though that there’s a difference between:
the Sunday sermon thing (which to me seems more useful for building common knowledge, community, and a sense of mission and virtue).
the gym idea, which is much more about deliberate practice, starting from wherever you’re currently at
My main issue with “need” isn’t really that it’s strong, but that I predict it’s often misunderstood; people use it for all different levels of strength.
Fair point about the Sunday sermon thing. Some religious groups though do encourage lots of practice in religious settings though. (Like prayer in Islam)
1. I did think about that when I wrote it, and it’s a bit strong. (I set myself a challenge to write and publish this in 15 min, so didn’t spent any more time optimising the title.) Other recommendations welcome. Thinking about the actual claim though, I find myself quite confident that something in this direction is right. (A larger uncertainty would be if it is the best thing for us to sink resources into, compared to other interventions).
2. Agree that there seems to be lots of black-box wisdom embedded in the institutions and practices of religions, and could be cool to try to unwrap it and import some good lessons.
I will note though that there’s a difference between:
the Sunday sermon thing (which to me seems more useful for building common knowledge, community, and a sense of mission and virtue).
the gym idea, which is much more about deliberate practice, starting from wherever you’re currently at
My main issue with “need” isn’t really that it’s strong, but that I predict it’s often misunderstood; people use it for all different levels of strength.
Fair point about the Sunday sermon thing. Some religious groups though do encourage lots of practice in religious settings though. (Like prayer in Islam)