The evolution of meaning and the rise of religion and ideology
Discover Psychology October 14, 2025 Seyyed Kiarash Sadat Rafiei, Mahsa Asadi Anar 4 citations
This article advances an integrative account of the evolutionary and neurocognitive foundations of religion, ideology, and storytelling, arguing that these cultural forms emerged as adaptive responses to the existential vulnerabilities engendered by higher-order consciousness. Synthesizing insights from evolutionary psychology, cognitive neuroscience, anthropology, and philosophy, it proposes...