他今天诚实了一半,因为标题是「信仰一个惩罚之神促进大型社会间的合作」,但是《纽约科学家》文章的标题是「信仰一个惩罚之神有可能促进大型社会间的合作」(How belief in punitive gods may have helped large societies cooperate)
大型社会产生后才有了惩罚之神?
还是惩罚之神促进了大型社会的形成?
该文章陈述了作者的一个实验之后说:
「This may mean that belief in a punitive god could make people more willing to share resources across a large society. 这可能意味着相信惩罚性神会使人们更愿意在整个大型社会中共享资源。……Today, punitive gods play no role in some highly cooperative societies, he says. 他说,如今,惩罚性神灵在一些高度合作的社会中不起作用。」(https://www.newscientist.com/article/2195789-how-belief-in-punitive-gods-may-have-helped-large-societies-cooperate/)