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It might be that economic growth thrived in a morally, but not religiously, Christian environment.
I'd probably agree. Interestingly, this seems to check out with some of the observations made by Davidson and Rees-Mogg a few decades ago, as I wrote about here: #947150
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The idea of a sweet spot is interesting with this hypothesis, too.
There's an idea called "Cut flower ethics" (or something like that). It refers to how a lot of norms, morals, and institutions can persist for a while after the underlying belief system has faded.
It might be that economic growth thrived in a morally, but not religiously, Christian environment.