beauty as a public good

Someone observed that prettier cashiers are better mannered. 

Positive feedback loop. Beauty becomes a public good

faith in men, and access to deity

Comment on a friend's post.

OP references another cycle of discussion where people realise that Islamic Banking and Conventional Banking are mathematically equivalent at some level, with minor legal differences. The implementations vary by country of course. He is talking about Malaysians who use the technology but on faith, having been told by others what is good or bad, without understanding it themselves.

Hal ini mengambarkan dengan indah, kerangka mencari takwa melalui pentafsiran "pakar kesucian". Kalau seseorang tidak mampu mencapai takwa melalui pengajian sendiri sahaja, maka sehidupnya bergantung kepada "pakar" pihak ketiga. Jadilah, ramai orang bukan sahaja keliru, tapi dah biasa dengan kekeliruan seumur hidup.

reasonableness

Reasoning is a weasel word. It the precepts of the universe are rational, all complex phenomena are rational. But not all representations of phenomena, are accurate.