#298 Cults: Harmless or Heretics?

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1. new religious sects are squashed immediately by the government
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+0 to +0.11 Economy (mean +0.0015)
-1.42 to -0 Death Rate (mean -0.0358)
-0.51 to -0 Compassion (mean -0.0071)
-3.82 to +6.61 Eco-Friendliness (mean -0.5646)
+0 to +5 Social Conservatism (mean +0.9103)
-1.25 to -0 Nudity (mean -0.2188)
-11.85 to +5.63 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -0.2819)
-4 to +168.26 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +2.0883)
-20.27 to +10.75 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -1.0251)
-151.96 to +22.66 Industry: Information Technology (mean -4.3603)
-169.2 to +4.55 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -4.9382)
-7.69 to +31.19 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -0.1908)
-42.74 to +19.15 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -3.7258)
-13.15 to +152.12 Sector: Agriculture (mean +1.4471)
-6.6 to +12.83 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -0.0558)
-10.78 to +29.84 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -0.7747)
-22.4 to +66.9 Industry: Mining (mean -0.6362)
-5.05 to +3.96 Industry: Insurance (mean -0.3025)
-11.26 to +8.85 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -0.7032)
-27.88 to +182.96 Industry: Retail (mean +2.7614)
-7.68 to +44.78 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -0.2767)
-24.77 to +122.24 Industry: Gambling (mean +1.2349)
-50.84 to +26.33 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -5.0353)
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-4.51 to +5.37 Welfare (mean -0.4192)
-5.01 to +71.76 Public Healthcare (mean +0.0350)
-11.35 to +8.44 Law Enforcement (mean -1.7739)
-10.37 to +9.5 Business Subsidization (mean -1.2653)
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-0.08 to -0 Income Equality (mean -0.0011)
-0.32 to -0 Niceness (mean -0.0044)
+0 to +0.4 Rudeness (mean +0.0056)
-0.74 to +0.07 Intelligence (mean -0.0994)
-0.01 to +0.53 Ignorance (mean +0.0529)
+0 to +0.78 Health (mean +0.0108)
+0 to +2 Weather (mean +0.0417)
+0 to +0.88 Compliance (mean +0.0236)
+0 to +0.09 Safety (mean +0.0029)
-0.01 to +0.1 Lifespan (mean +0.0050)
-1.67 to +1.67 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.2058)
-22.77 to +11.17 Defense Forces (mean -1.9521)
-0.96 to +0.09 Pacifism (mean -0.0097)
+0 to +0.11 Economic Freedom (mean +0.0015)
+0 to +0.38 Taxation (mean +0.1075)
-0.67 to -0 Freedom From Taxation (mean -0.5367)
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-0.14 to +0.19 Employment (mean -0.0161)
-2.24 to +2.48 Public Transport (mean -0.4943)
-8.15 to +5.14 Tourism (mean -0.1792)
-0.09 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0021)
-4.97 to -0 Recreational Drug Use (mean -1.0547)
-0.08 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0024)
-0.84 to -0 Secularism (mean -0.0435)
-2.44 to +0.7 Charmlessness (mean -0.0061)
-1.67 to +1.67 Averageness (mean -0.2058)
-0.08 to +0.25 Human Development Index (mean +0.0039)
-0.13 to +1.57 Primitiveness (mean +0.0200)
-1.32 to +0.12 Scientific Advancement (mean -0.0167)
-3.3 to -0 Inclusiveness (mean -0.7232)
-142.72 to +498.09 Average Income (mean +83.9915)
-51.2 to +299.74 Average Income of Poor (mean +36.9464)
-338 to +2238 Average Income of Rich (mean +262.4444)
-6.99 to +47.52 Public Education (mean -0.4944)
-0.33 to -0 Crime (mean -0.0085)
-1.59 to +0.4 Foreign Aid (mean -0.1817)
-679.35 to +135.86 Average Disposable Income (mean -120.4140)
+0 to +0.16 Patriotism (mean +0.0128)
-1.28 to -0 Food Quality (mean -0.2122)
-0.96 to -0 Accessibility (mean -0.3280)
sometimes adds notability: punitive income tax rates
sometimes adds notability: restrictive gun laws
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2025-09-21
2022-05-08
2. fast food restaurants everywhere are under the control of a gigantic government corporation
-5 to -0 Civil Rights (mean -1.5797)
-0.55 to +1.11 Economy (mean -0.0297)
-3.68 to -0 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.2328)
-3.84 to +0.15 Death Rate (mean -0.2621)
-6.32 to +41.55 Eco-Friendliness (mean +10.0210)
+0 to +5 Social Conservatism (mean +1.5359)
-6.75 to -0 Nudity (mean -0.5948)
-10.69 to +79.85 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean +4.7679)
-5.32 to +23.99 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +4.2762)
+0 to +98.34 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +29.6710)
+0 to +149.04 Industry: Information Technology (mean +35.0210)
-2345.78 to -56.98 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -943.4979)
+0 to +92.98 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +5.4914)
-116.67 to +396.66 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +57.1676)
-11.04 to +122.16 Sector: Agriculture (mean +17.1483)
-1.97 to +60.33 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +13.2469)
-41.43 to +113.83 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +29.6534)
+0 to +208.24 Industry: Mining (mean +45.7831)
+0 to +29.81 Industry: Insurance (mean +5.5628)
-10.69 to +70.79 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +23.5597)
-8.67 to +270.09 Industry: Retail (mean +55.0328)
-4.22 to +113.49 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +17.6293)
-107.82 to +137.98 Industry: Gambling (mean +10.5517)
-116.67 to +445.05 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +91.6076)
-1.77 to +56.45 Welfare (mean +11.7410)
-9.78 to +68.19 Public Healthcare (mean +23.9845)
-66.16 to +147.76 Law Enforcement (mean +26.3117)
-17.26 to +157.21 Business Subsidization (mean +41.6997)
+0 to +0.92 Income Equality (mean +0.3545)
-3.97 to +0.02 Rudeness (mean -0.8459)
-0.74 to -0 Intelligence (mean -0.1134)
+0 to +0.6 Ignorance (mean +0.1103)
+0 to +0.72 Compliance (mean +0.0993)
+0 to +1.34 Safety (mean +0.0755)
-0.07 to +0.59 Lifespan (mean +0.0759)
-2.03 to +1.51 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.1803)
-84.57 to +123.91 Defense Forces (mean +20.6072)
+0 to +0.92 Pacifism (mean +0.1014)
-1.66 to -0 Economic Freedom (mean -0.6638)
+0.02 to +0.79 Taxation (mean +0.1810)
-1.43 to -0.14 Freedom From Taxation (mean -0.7348)
+1.61 to +192.12 Authoritarianism (mean +63.2800)
-0.58 to +0.12 Employment (mean -0.1200)
-14.96 to +32.07 Public Transport (mean +9.0290)
-0.51 to +14.42 Tourism (mean +0.9572)
-0.06 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0045)
-14.37 to -0.01 Recreational Drug Use (mean -1.9483)
-0.79 to -0.02 Obesity (mean -0.3459)
-0.28 to +0.64 Charmlessness (mean +0.0845)
-1.51 to +2.03 Averageness (mean -0.1803)
-0.25 to +0.55 Human Development Index (mean +0.0090)
-3.29 to -0 Inclusiveness (mean -0.4252)
-1936.01 to +320.42 Average Income (mean -318.3310)
-924.64 to +1205.44 Average Income of Poor (mean +351.1990)
-14520 to -89 Average Income of Rich (mean -2808.6552)
-12.66 to +88.48 Public Education (mean +25.4579)
-0.35 to -0 Crime (mean -0.0462)
-6.9 to +20.79 Foreign Aid (mean +3.2007)
-1479.6 to +93.63 Average Disposable Income (mean -311.1134)
+0 to +0.18 Patriotism (mean +0.0241)
-0.58 to +1.29 Food Quality (mean +0.0379)
-1.04 to -0.08 Accessibility (mean -0.4000)
sometimes adds notability: punitive income tax rates
sometimes adds notability: restrictive gun laws
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2024-03-23
2021-08-21
3. young people crowd pizza parlors praying to 'The Supreme Pizza, His Immaculate Munchiness'
-0.06 to +5.89 Civil Rights (mean +1.5478)
-1.9 to -0 Political Freedom (mean -0.0157)
-0.22 to +0.77 Death Rate (mean +0.0123)
-47.47 to -0 Eco-Friendliness (mean -8.4000)
-4.5 to +0.08 Social Conservatism (mean -1.4352)
+0 to +11.25 Nudity (mean +0.6198)
-60.53 to -0 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -6.1586)
-75.37 to -0 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -10.0124)
-198.54 to -0 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -16.7600)
-378.56 to -0 Industry: Information Technology (mean -108.4301)
+0 to +2175.96 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +643.9240)
-108.95 to -0 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -5.7117)
-467.49 to -0 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -42.2259)
-57.01 to -0 Sector: Agriculture (mean -9.7597)
+0 to +1727.44 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +342.1938)
-301.14 to -0 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -16.9984)
-491.17 to -0 Industry: Mining (mean -27.2276)
-54.89 to -0 Industry: Insurance (mean -4.6895)
-105.26 to -0 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -14.1152)
-258.03 to -0 Industry: Retail (mean -48.5703)
-356.94 to -0 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -42.8470)
-323.52 to +108.38 Industry: Gambling (mean -4.1460)
-524.71 to -0 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -65.1445)
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-67.12 to -0 Welfare (mean -7.8744)
-57.52 to -0 Public Healthcare (mean -13.9041)
-102.2 to -0 Law Enforcement (mean -16.5937)
-101.83 to -0 Business Subsidization (mean -23.5649)
-0.08 to -0 Religiousness (mean -0.0007)
-0.73 to -0 Rudeness (mean -0.0060)
-1.5 to +0.24 Intelligence (mean -0.2395)
-0.56 to +2.38 Ignorance (mean +0.0793)
+0 to +1.63 Political Apathy (mean +0.0135)
+0 to +1 Weather (mean +0.9917)
-0.4 to -0 Compliance (mean -0.0275)
-1.03 to +1.57 Safety (mean -0.0025)
-0.18 to +0.01 Lifespan (mean -0.0064)
-1.48 to +1.5 Ideological Radicality (mean -0.1819)
-138.87 to -0 Defense Forces (mean -16.8544)
-3.65 to -0 Pacifism (mean -0.0493)
-1.68 to +0.16 Taxation (mean -0.1901)
-0.54 to +1.84 Freedom From Taxation (mean +0.7144)
-2.72 to -0 Corruption (mean -0.0225)
+0 to +0.17 Integrity (mean +0.0014)
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-24.23 to -0 Public Transport (mean -5.5020)
-13.58 to +9.5 Tourism (mean +0.0575)
+0 to +0.41 Weaponization (mean +0.0074)
+0 to +27.47 Recreational Drug Use (mean +1.7387)
+0 to +0.53 Obesity (mean +0.1344)
+0 to +1.27 Secularism (mean +0.0105)
-6.14 to +2.38 Charmlessness (mean -0.0861)
-1.5 to +1.48 Averageness (mean +0.1819)
-0.36 to -0 Human Development Index (mean -0.0690)
+0 to +22.88 Primitiveness (mean +1.1337)
-14.07 to -0 Scientific Advancement (mean -0.9907)
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-70.94 to -0 Public Education (mean -20.3964)
+0 to +0.2 Crime (mean +0.0121)
-19.87 to -0 Foreign Aid (mean -1.6712)
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-0.55 to -0 Patriotism (mean -0.0268)
-0.2 to +1 Food Quality (mean +0.1393)
+0 to +0.88 Accessibility (mean +0.4218)
removes policy: Theocracy
sometimes removes notability: punitive income tax rates
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2025-12-14
2025-09-13
4. believers must practice religion behind church doors lest the government smite them with a mighty fine
-10.33 to -0 Civil Rights (mean -3.7039)
-0.13 to +2.24 Death Rate (mean +0.1774)
+0 to +105.66 Eco-Friendliness (mean +5.3235)
+0 to +7.75 Social Conservatism (mean +3.3339)
-2 to -0 Nudity (mean -0.8387)
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-0.01 to +30.89 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +4.1152)
-0.01 to +303.43 Industry: Information Technology (mean +12.3181)
+0 to +13.66 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +1.3397)
+0 to +1.46 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +0.0471)
-0.01 to +140.88 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +11.4068)
+0 to +16.2 Sector: Agriculture (mean +1.0432)
-0.01 to +36.69 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +3.4761)
-0.01 to +20.49 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +3.5539)
-0.01 to +107.29 Industry: Mining (mean +10.5945)
+0 to +50.94 Industry: Insurance (mean +2.1339)
-0.01 to +59.55 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +6.6458)
-0.01 to +85.7 Industry: Retail (mean +10.8619)
+0 to +17.53 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +1.9894)
-57.81 to +317.05 Industry: Gambling (mean +9.0984)
-0.01 to +140.88 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +16.2165)
-1.04 to -0 Government Size (mean -0.1084)
-0.01 to +92.12 Welfare (mean +5.2594)
-0.01 to +143.95 Public Healthcare (mean +11.3145)
-0.01 to +223.3 Law Enforcement (mean +18.6726)
-0.01 to +209.24 Business Subsidization (mean +15.8329)
-8757.84 to -0 Religiousness (mean -1131.1419)
-1.94 to -0 Intelligence (mean -0.2084)
+0 to +2.27 Ignorance (mean +0.4758)
-3.47 to +0.23 Compliance (mean -0.5126)
-0.09 to +50.34 Safety (mean +1.9081)
-0.24 to +0.1 Lifespan (mean -0.0210)
-2.14 to +2.58 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.8687)
-0.01 to +124.63 Defense Forces (mean +10.9519)
-2.02 to +0.05 Pacifism (mean -0.0858)
-2.02 to +0.01 Taxation (mean -0.2281)
-0.04 to +13 Freedom From Taxation (mean +2.1116)
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-0.09 to +0.57 Employment (mean +0.0310)
+0 to +58.98 Public Transport (mean +4.9371)
-6.6 to +14.77 Tourism (mean +0.5777)
-0.04 to +0.13 Weaponization (mean +0.0129)
-11.86 to -0 Recreational Drug Use (mean -4.3635)
+0 to +88.09 Secularism (mean +54.5739)
-6.91 to +6.21 Charmlessness (mean -1.6945)
-2.58 to +2.14 Averageness (mean -0.8687)
-0.08 to +0.04 Human Development Index (mean -0.0068)
-22.73 to -0 Inclusiveness (mean -2.0839)
-1786.95 to -0 Average Income (mean -348.1768)
-1437.26 to -0 Average Income of Poor (mean -209.0332)
-3740 to -0 Average Income of Rich (mean -598.6774)
+0 to +113.79 Public Education (mean +8.7723)
-0.23 to +1.31 Crime (mean +0.1165)
+0 to +13.54 Foreign Aid (mean +0.6303)
-10.49 to +1975.76 Average Disposable Income (mean +295.5587)
+0 to +0.23 Patriotism (mean +0.0500)
-5.03 to -0 Food Quality (mean -0.2806)
unknown effect on Accessibility
removes policy: Theocracy
adds policy: Atheism
removes policy: Human Sacrifice
sometimes adds notability: irreverence towards religion
sometimes removes notability: punitive income tax rates
sometimes adds notability: restrictive gun laws
removes notability: ritual sacrifices
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