people are lulled into believing that percieving an experience is equivalent to having experienced it themselves. western civilization has neutered the populace, but that doesnt change who the populace is, even if they deny it to themselves. c.f. vicarious by tool.

ive come to the point where straight up forcing people into church to be told they are selfish 1x a week is probably the best solution. if a secular version could exist id be all ears, frankly i dont care if god is real or not, people dont follow the commandments and society would be better off if everyone did.

i made a reddit account under this handle a little while back, although it was immediately banned. so i couldnt respond, but i could recieve your email address there and reach out myself.