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Psalm 16:11, “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” God gives us right-handed pleasures for sure, but never to replace Him. And yet somehow Satan tempts us to think that these other things can ultimately satisfy. And they cannot. “Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth,” Jesus said, “where moth and rust destroy and thieves break in and steal.” Satan is a [[fool]] and plays us for fools as well.<ref>[https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/resources/spiritual-warfare-in-a-material-world/#:~:text=Furthermore%2C%20spiritual%20warfare%20comes%20in,often%20be%20tempted%20and%20struggle. Spiritual Warfare in a Material World], [[C.S. Lewis]] Institute</ref>}}
Psalm 16:11, “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” God gives us right-handed pleasures for sure, but never to replace Him. And yet somehow Satan tempts us to think that these other things can ultimately satisfy. And they cannot. “Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth,” Jesus said, “where moth and rust destroy and thieves break in and steal.” Satan is a [[fool]] and plays us for fools as well.<ref>[https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/resources/spiritual-warfare-in-a-material-world/#:~:text=Furthermore%2C%20spiritual%20warfare%20comes%20in,often%20be%20tempted%20and%20struggle. Spiritual Warfare in a Material World], [[C.S. Lewis]] Institute</ref>}}
== Personality changes due to religious conversion ==
''See also:'' [[Conversion]]
Personality changes due to religious [[conversion]]
{{Cquote|Religious conversion is one of the life events most strongly associated with personality change, because it often reshapes someone’s [[Identity (psychology)|identity]], daily [[habit]]s, [[values]], and [[Social influence|social world]]. But the magnitude of change is usually not unlimited—it tends to be moderate rather than extreme, and uneven across the Big Five traits.
Average change: Studies suggest that religious conversion or increased religiosity is associated with about 0.3 to 0.7 standard deviations of change in certain traits over time.
Maximum documented change: In rare, profound cases (e.g., dramatic “born-again” conversions or entry into highly structured religious orders), people can shift by 1+ standard deviation on some traits, but that’s exceptional.<ref>[https://chatgpt.com/share/68a59e81-ff58-800a-a18e-a4e0bfa3ed2d How big of personality changes are possible via religious conversion?]</ref>}}
There is a significant amount of [[history|historical]] and [[Science|scientific]] evidence that [[Bible]] reading has greatly increased human flourishing such as people's physical health, psychological well-being, [[character]] and [[virtue]], and social connections (See: [[Bible reading and human flourishing]]).
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