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On Superstition publicly attacks deisidaimonia as a fear-religion that is worse than some atheism

The public setting is the file around 0100-09-01. The instrument stays On Superstition publicly attacks deisidaimonia as a fear-religion that is worse than some atheism. In the causal graph this event strengthens Health-System Capacity, a driver that strengthens Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) — an improving welfare path.

On Superstition publicly attacks deisidaimonia as a fear-religion that is worse than some atheism
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An essay attacks fear-religion. Plutarch’s documented role is: He wrote the essay. It is not a unique clinic. Two instruments. Later editors, printers, and excavators remain named where they appear. Plutarch's documented role is: He wrote the essay. It is not a unique clinic.

Context

Middle-Platonic religion. Atheism is a comparison, not his programme. Named others on the file: Unnamed fearful practitioners as targets. The public setting is the file around 0100-09-01. The instrument stays On Superstition publicly attacks deisidaimonia as a fear-religion that is worse than some atheism. The setting of On Superstition publicly attacks deisidaimonia as a fear-religion that is worse than some atheism is the public file around 0100-09-01. Driver health-system-capacity is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.

Shared responsibility is part of On Superstition publicly attacks deisidaimonia as a fear-religion that is worse than some atheism. Naming Plutarch does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 0100-09-01 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.

Why it matters

Fear-reduction. Welfare reading improving. Lag to any modern indicator is not treated as zero. This path is attached because the mechanism is named from this act, not because a driver list needed coverage. The welfare reading on this path is improving.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Plutarch

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.4 · verified

    He wrote the essay. It is not a unique clinic.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactOn Superstition publicly attacks deisidaimonia as a fear-religion that is worse than some atheism
    2. strengthensDriverHealth-System Capacity
    3. strengthensIndicators (2)Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
    Improving path

    impact weight 0.35 · Effect from 1 September 100 · verified

    • Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

      via Health-System Capacity

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.21 (weight 0.35 × strength 0.6)

      Observed

      3.08 Per 1000 people · 1.24 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      6 readings, 2018–2023: rose from 3.07 Per 1000 people to 3.08 Per 1000 people.

      Above normal = better

    • Under-five mortality rate (global)

      via Health-System Capacity

      Better

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.17 (weight 0.35 × strength 0.5)

      Observed

      37.4 deaths per 1,000 live births · 12.4 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      7 readings, 2018–2024: fell from 40 deaths per 1,000 live births to 37.4 deaths per 1,000 live births.

      Above normal = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy — PlutarchInternet Encyclopedia of Philosophy · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Plutarch, religionStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

SEP/IEP independently discuss De superstitione. Official: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Plutarch, superstition (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plutarch/ (opens in a new tab); Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Independent: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Plutarch, superstition (https://iep.utm.edu/plutarch/ (opens in a new tab); Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy). The two URLs are different pages. Where the carrier is a later edition or a received narrative, that limit is stated rather than upgraded to an autograph. Official carrier: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Plutarch, superstition (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plutarch/ (opens in a new tab); Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Independent carrier: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Plutarch, superstition (https://iep.utm.edu/plutarch/ (opens in a new tab); Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy).

Essay, not a medical series. Established: a sourced public record of On Superstition publicly attacks deisidaimonia as a fear-religion that is worse than some atheism under 0100-09-01.

Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.

If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.

Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. Two instruments. Mixed effects of On Superstition publicly attacks deisidaimonia as a fear-religion that is worse than some atheism are separate paths.

That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorPlutarch
  2. contributed toFactOn Superstition publicly attacks deisidaimonia as a fear-religion that is worse than some atheism
  3. strengthensDriverHealth-System Capacity
  4. strengthensIndicatorHospital beds (per 1,000 people)

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Factrail. (2026). On Superstition publicly attacks deisidaimonia as a fear-religion that is worse than some atheism. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/plu-superstition

https://factrail.ai/facts/plu-superstition

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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