How cultural learning and cognitive biases shape religious beliefs.
Journal
Current opinion in psychology
ISSN: 2352-2518
Titre abrégé: Curr Opin Psychol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101649136
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2021
08 2021
Historique:
received:
01
07
2020
revised:
31
07
2020
accepted:
31
07
2020
pubmed:
9
9
2020
medline:
26
10
2021
entrez:
8
9
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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 basis of a unified explanation for how cognition and culture interact to shape religious beliefs, in ways that are uniquely adapted to local ecological pressures. These insights lay the groundwork for future research regarding how cultural learning interacts with other evolved aspects of human psychology to generate the recurrent and the diverse forms of religious commitments observed around the world.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32896727
pii: S2352-250X(20)30145-7
doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.07.033
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
34-39Informations de copyright
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