Fake believers would invade and destroy prosocial religious groups without safeguards

Evidence

Perhaps, similarly, there is also some element in religion which is not religious; when this element comes to the surface, all concretized religious forms, in which there is true religion, may be destroyed. This is the inner dynamic of heresy and apostasy. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 852 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: A non-religious impulse within religion can destroy its own forms — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 852; Prosocial religious cohesion inherently requires excluding nonbelievers from trust

Related

• A non-religious impulse within religion can destroy its own forms (similarity 0.86)
• Prosocial religious cohesion inherently requires excluding nonbelievers from trust (similarity 0.82)
• A religion’s failure by demanding standards offers no comfort to its defenders (similarity 0.81)
• Preserving religious feeling requires abandoning religious forms (similarity 0.79)
• Modern religiosity persists after its supernatural objects are excised (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• A non-religious impulse within religion can destroy its own forms #expands (0.85) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 852
• Prosocial religious cohesion inherently requires excluding nonbelievers from trust #corroborates (0.80)