Facing the challenge of general linguistics when nature doesn’t help us
Diversity Linguistics Comment,
The following is a summary of an invited talk I presented at NoSLiP 2018 in Oslo in February 2018. I used the subtitle “Toward…
The following is a summary of an invited talk I presented at NoSLiP 2018 in Oslo in February 2018. I used the subtitle “Toward…
Why are some societies made up of hunter-gatherers, and others farmers? Why do some believe in vengeful gods and others don’t?
Mała ilość biomasy w środowisku sprzyja powstwaniu religii monoteistycznych. Amerykanie bardziej ufają skazanym gwałcicielom niż…
Secularism is on the rise worldwide. Some attribute this to enhanced feelings of political and economic well-being: We yearn…
Botero et al. do a fascinating survey of 583 societies to show that religions with moralizing high gods that promote…
Why faith in moralizing Gods is present in some societies and absent in others? Interdisciplinary team of…
Chris Mooney flags a new study that suggests “there is a kind of geography of human religiosity – one in which beliefs map onto…
La selezione naturale comporta che i bambini tendano a accettare per vero tutto quello che i genitori o familiari più anziani…
Wie wirken Ökologie und Religion zusammen? Ein neues Paper sagt: Vielleicht stärker, als man bislang dachte. Gedanken dazu…
Almost all cultures have some kind of supernatural beliefs. But it may surprise you to know that belief in moralising…
Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. REUTERS/Ricardo…
Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes Where does the huge diversity of religious belief, which…
Global distribution of societies that exhibit beliefs in moralizing high gods (blue) or not (i.e., non-moralizing deities or…
Global distribution of societies that exhibit beliefs in moralizing high gods (blue) or not (i.e., non-moralizing deities or…
A tough climate might make for tough men and women, but with history and social forces on its side, it will also most likely…