Hand of the gods in human civilization

Dominic D. P. Johnson ()
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Nature, 2016, vol. 530, issue 7590, 285-286

Abstract: Cross-cultural experiments find that belief in moralistic, knowledgeable and punishing gods promotes cooperation with strangers, supporting a role for religion in the expansion of human societies. See Letter p.327

Date: 2016
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