Abstract
Many psychologists and philosophers have suggested that religious ideas emerge because they are motivationally attractive. This paper attempts to support a version of the motivational thesis by relying on religious creeds as a source of historical evidence. This simple source of evidence indicates that the cultural evolution of religious ideas is partly a function of the motivational attractiveness of the religious ideas.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 347-371 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Journal | Journal of Cognition and Culture |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Cultural Studies
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)