This meta-analysis explores the long-standing and heavily debated question of whether
religiosity is associated with prosocial and antisocial behavior at the individual level. In an …

From Australia to the Arctic, human groups engage in synchronous behaviour during
communal rituals. Because ritualistic synchrony is widespread, many argue that it is …

What is morality? And to what extent does it vary around the world? The theory of “morality-
as-cooperation” argues that morality consists of a collection of biological and cultural …

Folklore has a critical role as a cultural transmitter, all the while being a socially accepted
medium for the expressions of culturally contradicting wishes and conducts. In this study of …

Many topics that scientists investigate speak to people's ideological worldviews. We report
three studies—including an analysis of large-scale survey data—in which we systematically …

The origins of religion and of complex societies represent evolutionary puzzles,,,,,,–. The
'moralizing gods' hypothesis offers a solution to both puzzles by proposing that belief in …

What is morality, where does it come from, and how does it work? Scholars have struggled
with these questions for millennia. But we now have a scientific answer. The theory of …

In recent decades, a new scientific approach to understand, explain, and predict many
features of religion has emerged. The cognitive science of religion (CSR) has amassed …

Thinking about God promotes greater acceptance of Artificial intelligence (AI)-based
recommendations. Eight preregistered experiments (n= 2,462) reveal that when God is …

As science continues to progress, attitudes toward science seem to become ever more
polarized. Whereas some put their faith in science, others routinely reject and dismiss …