Rewarding the good and punishing the bad: the role of karma and afterlife beliefs in shaping moral norms
Moralizing religions encourage people to anticipate supernatural punishments for violating moral norms, even in anonymous interactions. This is thought to be one way large-scale societies have solved cooperative dilemmas. Previous research has overwhelmingly focused on the effects of moralizing gods...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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