我们信赖他们的上帝:宗教认知增加了跨越宗教分歧的合作
Michael H Pasek1, Allon Vishkin2, Anne Lehner3
1Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Chicago.
Journal of personality and social psychology
|July 17, 2025
概括
思考道德化神灵增加了信任和合作,不仅在宗教团体内部,而且在不同的宗教社区之间. 这项跨文化研究表明,宗教可以弥合分歧.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 宗教研究是宗教研究.
背景情况:
- 相信道德化的神是为了促进宗教团体内部的合作而理论化.
- 关于这种合作效应是否延伸到集团间关系,目前仍在进行辩论.
- 了解宗教认知对群体间合作的影响对于多样化的社会至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查信仰道德化神灵是否影响宗教内集团和外集团之间的合作.
- 探讨思考上帝是否能在跨文化背景下提升可信度和合作行为.
主要方法:
- 对1784名参与者 (基督徒,穆斯林,犹太人,印度教徒) 进行了三项预先注册的跨文化研究.
- 利用了两个玩家的信任游戏与真正的货币注.
- 操纵了道德化的上帝信仰和参与者的宗教团体归属 (内部群体与外部群体) 的突出性.
主要成果:
- 认为上帝的人对群内和群外成员都表现得更值得信赖.
- 参与者在上帝信仰突出时,他们自己的宗教团体和其他宗教团体都更信任他们.
- 突出道德化的上帝信仰始终提高了跨越多元文化环境的集团内部和集团间合作.
结论:
- 相信道德化的上帝可以促进跨越宗教分裂的合作,超越群体内部的互动.
- 宗教认知有可能促进不同宗教团体之间的道德规范和合作.
- 这些发现对理解道德化神灵的演变和促进宗教多元主义有意义.
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