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How cultural learning and cognitive biases shape religious beliefs
Abstract
What explains the ubiquity and diversity of religions around the world? Widespread cognitive tendencies, including mentalizing and intuitive thinking, offer part of the explanation for recurrent features of religion, and individual differences in religious commitments. However, vast diversity in religious beliefs points to the importance of the cultural context in which religious beliefs are transmitted. Cultural evolutionary theory provides the...
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Title
How cultural learning and cognitive biases shape religious beliefs
Published Date
Aug 1, 2021
Volume
40
Pages
34 - 39
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