Divergent Effects of Beliefs in Heaven and Hell on National Crime Rates

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"Here, we investigate these effects at the societal level, showing that the proportion of people who... "Here, we investigate…

Abstract Though religion has been shown to have generally positive effects on normative ‘prosocial’... AbstractThough religion…

"[belief] in #hell negatively predicts national #crime rates; [belief] in #heaven predicts [opposite... "[belief] in #hell…

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