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pianoforte611 comments on Open thread, 9-15 June 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: pianoforte611 12 June 2014 08:31:01PM 1 point [-]

This is a good point, being a member of the dominant religion signals trustworthiness, and most Americans probably assume religious means Christian.

Comment author: Lumifer 12 June 2014 09:06:51PM *  6 points [-]

being a member of the dominant religion signals trustworthiness

I think being a member of the same religion as you signals trustworthiness. The position of Orthodox Jews in the diamond industry was quoted as an example -- Judaism isn't a dominant religion (in Amsterdam and New York), but Orthodox Jews trust *each other*.