sentiments of awe, greatness and gratefulness
association with onthological terms ("omnipresence", "omniscience", "guarant of truth")
important mythical / narrative component
quasi-divine authority attributed to scripts of "founding father(s)"
faith on par with reason
tendency to interpret plethora of diverse phenomena through the BTC-prism & associated ideology (e.g. certain schools of economical thought)
if phenomenon does not fit the prism or ideology it is reduced / accommodated to it
difficulty of rational argumentation
evangelism & proselytism
[Never underestimate
/Ummon says/
the power of a few beads
and trinkets
and bits of glass
over avaricious natives]
"Macht bedeutet jede Chance, innerhalb einer sozialen Beziehung den eigenen Willen auch gegen Widerstreben durchzusetzen, gleichviel worauf diese Chance beruht."
"The probability that one actor within a social. relationship will be in a position to carry out his own will despite resistance, regardless of the basis on which this probability rests." (Max Weber, Economy & Society)