Department of Psychology, Columbia University, 1190 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10027, USA.
Curr Opin Psychol. 2018 Oct;23:1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.11.002. Epub 2017 Nov 8.
The importance of shared reality emerges early in human development. Infants and young children notice when others share their beliefs, and information about shared beliefs influences their social judgments. This article reviews recent research on the importance of shared beliefs in three domains that have been widely investigated over the past several years-opinions, moral views, and religious beliefs. I argue that shared religious beliefs appear especially influential and suggest several reasons why this might be the case, including the perceived link between religion and morality as well as the strong role that religious beliefs play in personal identity. Future research can further test these possibilities.
共享现实的重要性在人类发展早期就显现出来了。婴儿和幼儿会注意到他人是否与他们持有相同的信念，而关于共同信念的信息会影响他们的社会判断。本文回顾了近年来在三个领域的研究，这些领域在过去几年中得到了广泛的研究：意见、道德观点和宗教信仰。我认为，共同的宗教信仰似乎尤其具有影响力，并提出了一些可能的原因，包括宗教与道德之间的感知联系以及宗教信仰在个人身份认同中所扮演的重要角色。未来的研究可以进一步检验这些可能性。
