and yet they progressed for a greater cause Well, the workers did it out of a sense of devotion, and in some cases as a way to guarantee their spot in heaven.

and yet they progressed for a greater cause Well, the workers did it out of a sense of devotion, and in some cases as a way to guarantee their spot in heaven. They Catholic Church would use this quite a bit. For example: Commission a grand religious painting? Go to Heaven. That's why you sometimes see the people who paid for say, a mural in the mural itself getting blessed by ol' JC himself.