How does the evolution of the mammalian autonomic nervous system help to explain religious prosociality?
Human cooperation relies extensively on evolved neurobiological mechanisms of positive affect and social engagement. Nevertheless, current models of religious prosociality - aimed at explaining the role of religion in the evolution of cooperation - are grounded in the fear of supernatural punishment...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge
2017
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Religion, brain & behavior
Year: 2017, Volume: 7, Issue: 4, Pages: 305-308 |
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Cooperation
B Neurobiology B Prosociality B Social engagement system B supernatural punishment |
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