When elites become hereditary, religion changes from creative energy into bureaucracy: fixed rules, hierarchy, and obedience.
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When elites become hereditary, religion changes from creative energy into bureaucracy: fixed rules, hierarchy, and obedience.
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"But over time, what happens is that the elite, okay, become hereditary. The game becomes how do I, the elite, pass on my privileges..."
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