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Promoting to help people recognize these ancestral impulses.

Garcia cites numerous passages, particularly from the Old Testament and the Qur'an, that depict God as a warrior figure who demands absolute obedience and destroys enemies.

Justifying wars and conquests to secure land. Alpha God : the psychology of religious violenc...

Research inspired by the book suggests that believing in a "masculine" God often correlates with higher support for harsh criminal punishment and militarism. Proposed Solutions

Garcia argues that humans have projected the traits of a high-ranking onto the concept of God. This "Alpha God" mirrors the behaviors of dominant males in chimpanzee or other primate societies, focusing on: Promoting to help people recognize these ancestral impulses

Demanding ritualistic displays of submission (like prayer or sacrifice) and using lethal aggression to punish "wrongdoers" or out-groups.

Encouraging and "selective adherence" to doctrine to filter out destructive elements. Research inspired by the book suggests that believing

To move beyond these "primate motivations," Garcia suggests social and educational reforms, such as: Strengthening the .