A toy model of faith-based systems evolution

Authored by S Sadedin, B Dybiec, G Briscoe

Date Published: 2003-05-15

DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4371(03)00046-3

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Model Documentation: Other Narrative Mathematical description

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Abstract

A simple agent-based model of the evolution of faith-based systems (FBS) in human social networks is presented. In the model, each agent subscribes to a single FBS, and may be converted to share a different agent's FBS during social interactions. FBSs and agents each possess heritable quantitative traits that affect the probability of transmission of FBSs. The influence of social network conditions on the intermediate and final macroscopic states is examined. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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power laws Agent-based modeling social impact theory sociophysics lattice models social dynamic