Pursuit of happiness is countered by the duty to worship God

Evidence

And what about the difference between belief in a god and commitment to a god? This might look like hair-splitting, but it is a psychologically important nuance. Commitment implies belief, but one could believe in the existence of a god without being committed to that god. In the Abrahamic tradition, belief and commitment are conflated, but that is just an odd consequence of monotheism, which, despite its spectacular cultural success in the last two millennia, was historically a rarity in the cultures of the world. — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 373 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Religious moralities built on reward and punishment merely reinstall a divine sovereign — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 196; Belief in a deity and committed worship of that deity are psychologically distinct — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 373

Broader Connections

• Belief in a deity and committed worship of that deity are psychologically distinct #complicates (0.72) — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 373