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The Economics of Faith: Using an Apocalyptic Prophecy to Elicit Religious Belief [pdf]
- nabla9 6y agoThe assumption that $500 is enough to any serious believer to reconsider their belief seems too low price. If the belief has life chancing value, $500 is not enough. They have already suffered trough ridicule and tied themselves into the group. Paying them something like $100,000 to $500,000 after the doomsday date might have matched the value they get from sincere faith.