Mohist philosophers blamed social chaos on lost belief in supernatural punishment

Evidence

We are thus eternally caught between the most diamantine rock and the hardest of places: loss of group-centred belief renders life chaotic, miserable, intolerable; presence of group-centred belief makes conflict with other groups inevitable. … But we are increasingly falling prey to the desperation of meaninglessness, and that is no improvement at all. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 84 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Supernatural punishment psychology is agreed upon despite evolutionary disputes; Loss of cultural belief leads to chaos and conflict. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 84; Loss of central authority leads to widespread societal chaos

Related

• Loss of cultural belief leads to chaos and conflict. (similarity 0.83)

Broader Connections

• Loss of cultural belief leads to chaos and conflict. #exemplifies (0.75) — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 84
• Loss of central authority leads to widespread societal chaos #exemplifies (0.72)