Religious commitment signals are credible when they are hard to fake, not necessarily costly
Evidence
Joseph Bulbulia offers a reformulation of costly signaling approaches, which he calls “commitment-signaling,” to address some of these concerns. For example, signaling can be credible if it is hard to fake, even if it is not costly. Examples include involuntary expressions of religious sentiment, such as convulsive weeping, shaking and trembling, and speaking in tongues. — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 781
Categorization
Category: Definitional Content
- DEFINE: Defines Bulbulia’s commitment-signaling reformulation, distinguishing it from costly signaling proper.
Related
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