Was motiviert Menschen zu kämpfen und zu sterben?

„What this study tells us is that there are three compelling reasons why someone would be willing to fight and die: They commit to and embrace some sacred value, they willingly forsake their own kin for those same values, and they truly believe in the spiritual strength of their own group compared to the enemy,“ he said. „This is an elegant theory that makes both intuitive sense but is supported by real-world data.“ In other words, he said, „there are common psychological threads woven into the fabric of what motivates us all to fight and die for a cause.“
„In our material world, we have underestimated or underplayed the spiritual dimension of human action,“ he said. „Doing so runs the risk of leaving ourselves open to people who are motivated by deeper spiritual and sacred values and virtues, and I think that’s the greatest danger we face.“