Broad supernatural punishment but not moralizing high gods precede the evolution of political complexity in Austronesia

Supernatural belief presents an explanatory challenge to evolutionary theorists—it is both costly and prevalent. One influential functional explanation claims that the imagined threat of supernatural punishment can suppress selfishness and enhance cooperation. Specifically, morally concerned supreme...

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Published in:Proc Biol Sci
Main Authors: Watts, Joseph, Greenhill, Simon J., Atkinson, Quentin D., Currie, Thomas E., Bulbulia, Joseph, Gray, Russell D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4375858/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25740888
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.2556
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