Since religion and the psychology of its believers are in the background of much of the discussion relating to Iran at this site, it may be interesting to note some research on the social psychology of religious belief, as discussed in this 2009 talk titled “Darwin and Your Beliefs” by Prof. Ara Norenzayan at the Simon Fraser Univ. Most of the experimental results he reports in support of his contentions seem to be from societies with separation of chruch and state. So you may have fun conducting analogous thought experiments in Iran. You can bypass the introduction by sliding to minute 4 of the video.
