Secular authority primes increase stranger generosity as much as religious primes do.

Evidence

The group that was primed with secular moral authority also showed greater generosity than the control group—in fact, as much as was found in the God group. As we shall explore elsewhere in this book, this is an important finding that shows that Big Gods are not the only source of prosocial behavior—secular mechanisms, if they are available and are trusted, can also make people prosocial. — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 141 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Secular moral authority primes generosity as much as God does. — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 141; Religion is historically the primary motivator of prosociality among strangers.; Priming God doubles giving and shifts norms toward fairness. (+1 more)

Related

• Secular moral authority primes generosity as much as God does. (similarity 0.96)
• Priming God-thoughts makes believers more generous only toward fellow believers. (similarity 0.84)
• Priming police and judge boosts generosity as much as God words do. (similarity 0.83)
• Religion is historically the primary motivator of prosociality among strangers. (similarity 0.83)
• Extending moral concern to anonymous strangers was originally a religious achievement. (similarity 0.83)
• Secular government institutions can prime prosocial generosity as effectively as religious ideas (similarity 0.83)
• Situation beats stated religiosity in predicting selfishness (similarity 0.83)
• Religious identity alone does not make people more charitable (similarity 0.82)
• Religious priming boosts prosocial behavior only for believers, not non-believers. (similarity 0.82)
• God-priming shifted the dominant norm from selfishness to equal splitting. (similarity 0.82)
• Prosocial religious groups outcompeted rivals through internal cooperation. (similarity 0.81)
• Religious priming produces generosity biased toward ingroup members (similarity 0.81)
• Prosociality arises from many sources besides religious supernatural monitoring (similarity 0.81)
• Religiosity predicts helping only when one can be seen doing it (similarity 0.81)
• Personal religiosity does not predict generosity in experiments. (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Secular moral authority primes generosity as much as God does. #corroborates (0.95) — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 141
• Religion is historically the primary motivator of prosociality among strangers. #contradicts (0.80)
• Priming God doubles giving and shifts norms toward fairness. #contradicts (0.75)