The Evolutionary Dynamics of Religion, Family Size, and Child Success

Offspring number, in modern environments, is inversely related to child success, yet children born to religious parents often flourish. Understanding how this occurs is of critical importance because it can show how religion impacts core biological processes. This Templeton funded project uses cross-cultural data from over 6,000 participants to test hypotheses about how religion influences reproductive decision-making and child success across cultures.

在现代环境中，后代数量与子女的成功呈负相关，然而，宗教信仰者的子女往往能够繁荣昌盛。探究这一现象的发生机制至关重要，因为它能够揭示宗教如何影响核心的生物学过程。此由坦普尔顿基金会资助的项目，利用来自超过6000名参与者的跨文化数据，以检验宗教如何影响不同文化背景下的生育决策和子女成功的假设。