polymathwannabe comments on Why You Should Be Public About Your Good Deeds - Less Wrong

11 Post author: Gleb_Tsipursky 30 December 2015 04:06AM

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Comment author: polymathwannabe 30 December 2015 08:23:30PM 1 point [-]

In most branches of Christianism, status-seeking is frowned upon as part of the sin of pride. By removing braggarts from the equation, only sincere altruists are supposed to be left.

Comment author: Brillyant 30 December 2015 08:30:36PM 0 points [-]

Did this rule—give in secret—aid in the spread of Xtianity? If so, how?