like the difference between “A narrow subset of people go to heaven instead of hell” and ” and “every human goes to hell”. Those two beliefs are mostly identical
Mostly identical as far as theology is concerned, but very different in terms of the optimal action. In the first case, you want (from a selfish-utilitarian standpoint) to ensure that you’re in the narrow subset. In the second, you want to overthrow the system.
Mostly identical as far as theology is concerned, but very different in terms of the optimal action. In the first case, you want (from a selfish-utilitarian standpoint) to ensure that you’re in the narrow subset. In the second, you want to overthrow the system.