Secular moral authority primes generosity as much as God does.

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

Categorization

• XREF: Complicates the Big God thesis: surveillance from secular institutions replicates the effect, suggesting perceived watchfulness rather than divinity drives the mechanism. — connects to: Secular authority primes increase stranger generosity as much as religious primes do.; Priming God doubles giving and shifts norms toward fairness.; Religious identity alone does not make people more charitable
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 141

Broader Connections

• Priming God doubles giving and shifts norms toward fairness. #corroborates (0.85)
• Religious identity alone does not make people more charitable #expands (0.85)