Department of Social Psychology,Friedrich Schiller University,07743 Jena,
Behav Brain Sci. 2016 Jan;39:e23. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X15000539.
We argue that general social psychological mechanisms (e.g., common group identity) can account for prosocial behavior and cooperative norms without the need for punishing Big Gods. Moreover, prosocial religions often do not prevent conflict within their religious groups. Hence, we doubt whether Big Gods and prosocial religions are more effective than alternative identities in enhancing high-level cooperation.
我们认为，一般的社会心理机制（例如，共同的群体认同）可以解释亲社会行为和合作规范，而无需惩罚大上帝。此外，亲社会的宗教往往不会阻止其宗教团体内部的冲突。因此，我们怀疑大上帝和亲社会的宗教是否比其他身份更能有效地增强高水平的合作。
