I'm Just a Devout Person. My Religion Calls on Me to Do This Thing

azim: Most religious people who make such sacrifices don't see what they are doing as costly. Paleve is int fasting in order to communicate to other janes that she's a trustworthy member of the group. She's saying, i'm a devout person. My religion calls on me to make the sacrifice. This willingness to go hungry for her faith also identifies paleve as a true believer. So there's something that we can call functional opacity. That people are not aware of these ultimate reasons, the ultimate evolutionary reasons, why they're engaging in this behavior....