Some cultures may lack a distinct moral domain

Evidence

It is a live possibility that some cultures do not distinguish moral from non-moral norms and thus that the moral domain fails to be a psychological universal whose evolution calls for explanation (see also Machery & Mallon 2010). — Nicolas Baumard, A mutualistic approach to morality, 489

Categorization

• QUESTION: If the moral/non-moral distinction is culturally variable, does the Big God mechanism assume a universality that fieldwork would undercut?
• XREF: connects to: The religion-morality link is a recent cultural invention, not an ancient universal; Moralizing gods are a minority across documented world cultures — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 416; Hunter-gatherer gods lacked wide moral concern and omniscience — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 415 (+5 more)

Related

• Moralizing gods are a minority across documented world cultures (similarity 0.85)
• The religion-morality link is a recent cultural invention, not an ancient universal (similarity 0.82)
• Human morality may rest on a general normativizing capacity, not a dedicated fairness module. (similarity 0.82)
• Moral values may have a shared universal core beneath cultural variation (similarity 0.81)
• Human morality is contingent rather than invariant across circumstances. (similarity 0.79)
• Hunter-gatherer gods lacked wide moral concern and omniscience (similarity 0.79)
• Moral intuitions evolved as flexible, context-sensitive responses rather than a single universal faculty. (similarity 0.79)
• Norms shaped by kin altruism and group solidarity are not necessarily moral norms. (similarity 0.78)
• People live by mixed moral principles, not one universal theory (similarity 0.78)
• Moral norms differ by relationship type, not by one universal strategy. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Human morality is contingent rather than invariant across circumstances. #corroborates (0.85) — Nicolas Baumard, A mutualistic approach to morality, 390
• Moral norms differ by relationship type, not by one universal strategy. #corroborates (0.80) — Nicolas Baumard, A mutualistic approach to morality, 334