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Belief in God and in strong government as accidental cognitive by-products
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 February 2011
Abstract
Von Hippel & Trivers (VH&T) interpret belief in God and belief in strong government as the outcome of an active process of self-deception on a worldwide scale. We propose, instead, that these beliefs might simply be a passive spin-off of efficient cognitive processes.
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