RETRACTED: Complex societies precede moralizing gods throughout world history
Nature • Vol/Iss. 567(7748) • Springer Nature Publishing AG • • Published In • Pages: 226-229 •
By Whitehouse, Harvey, François, Pieter, Savage, Patrick E., Curie, Thomas E., Feeney, Kevin C., Cioni, Enrico, Purcell, Rosalind, Moss, Robert M., Larson, Jennifer, Baines, John, ter Haar, Barend, Covey, Alan, Turchin, Peter
Hypothesis
RETRACTED: Contrary to the Moral High Gods hypothesis, complex societies precede moralizing gods (227).
Note
The authors maintained this hypothesis in their reanalysis since the results did not significantly change: http://192.168.10.248/documents/1502/hypotheses/5297.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paired t-test | Supported | p < 0.001 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Moralizing Gods | Dependent | Religious Experience, Spirits And Gods |
| Social Complexity | Independent | Classes, Form And Rules Of Government, Medium Of Exchange, Population, Settlement Patterns, Territorial Hierarchy, Writing |