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Harvey Whitehouse, The Conversation
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Moralising gods came after rise of complex societies, finds study based on huge historical database
Beliefs in supernatural punishment appear when societies make the transition from simple to complex, found study that analysed 414 societies from 30 regions.
Harvey Whitehouse, The Conversation, Patrick E Savage, The Conversation, Pieter Francois, The Conversation & Peter Turchin, The Conversation
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Libyan bands of brothers show how deeply humans bond in adversity
Those on the front line had the strongest bonds of all.
Harvey Whitehouse, The Conversation