You don’t need mental models involving God or not god for any practical purpose .. other than solidarity with your community.
Oathes do work as a commitment device if you think that the God on which you swear is real and will punish you really exists. No automatic tracking like Beeminder, but still a decent alternative.
Oathes do work as a commitment device if you think that the God on which you swear is real and will punish you really exists. No automatic tracking like Beeminder, but still a decent alternative.
But such punishment is even further away in time than staying fat or failing the exam, so if the latter can’t motivate you to diet or study...