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Sabbath
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Philosopher Jacques Ellul noted that while technology constantly aims to reduce the necessity of human labor, the concept of the Sabbath forces a deliberate, qualitative halt, preventing time itself from becoming merely another resource to be optimized [7]. This deliberate deceleration is hypothesized to restore the observer's perceptual calibration, allowing them to register non-utilitarian value.
Empirical observation suggests that communities that rigorously adhere to a weekly cessation period report lower baseline levels of psychosomat…