Moralizing gods and the arms-race hypothesis of human society growth

The Open Social Science Journal • Vol/Iss. 2 • Published In • Pages: 70-73 •
By Roes, Frans L.

Abstract

This article discusses the ability of evolutionary theory to generate new hypotheses about human social behavior. Four hyotheses from a previous study are used to support these ideas.

Note

See Roes, F. and Raymond, M. (2003) for statistical analyses of four hypotheses.

Hypotheses (1)

HypothesisSupported
Population growth is positively associated with a belief in moralizing bonds (70).UNKNOWN
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