Cultural macroevolution matters

PNAS Vol/Iss. 114(30) PNAS Published In Pages: 7846–7852
By Gray, Russell D. , Watts, Joseph

Hypothesis

Specific beliefs in moral high gods will be positively associated with the evolution of political complexity.

Note

Evident in just 6 of 96 tested societies. Results showed that moral high gods increased after the evolution of political complexity.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
UNKNOWNNot SupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Political ComplexityDependentTerritorial Organization
Moral High GodsIndependentReligious Beliefs, Spirits And Gods