需要明确因果关系，避免对“大上帝”的说法产生混淆。

Clarity and causality needed in claims about Big Gods.

机构信息

School of Psychology,University of Auckland,Private Bag 92019,Auckland 1142,New

School of Art History,Classics and Religious Studies,Victoria University of Wellington,Wellington 6012,New

出版信息

Behav Brain Sci. 2016 Jan;39:e27. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X15000576.

DOI:10.1017/S0140525X15000576

PMID:26948745

Abstract

We welcome Norenzayan et al.'s claim that the prosocial effects of beliefs in supernatural agents extend beyond Big Gods. To date, however, supporting evidence has focused on the Abrahamic Big God, making generalisations difficult. We discuss a recent study that highlights the need for clarity about the causal path by which supernatural beliefs affect the evolution of big societies.

摘要

我们欢迎 Norenzayan 等人的观点，即对超自然存在的信仰的亲社会影响不仅限于大型神明。然而，迄今为止，支持性证据主要集中在亚伯拉罕诸教的大型神明上，这使得进行概括变得困难。我们讨论了一项最近的研究，该研究强调了需要明确指出超自然信仰影响大型社会演变的因果路径。