THEOLOGY –
Theodicy’s Problem: A Statistical Look at the Holocaust of the Children and the Implications of Natural
Evil for the Free Will and Best of All Possible Worlds Hypotheses
Philosophy & Theology 19:125-149 (9/09)
[Directly refutes the separation
of science and religion by scientifically demonstrating
that the massive
death of young humans absolutely disproves the existence of a
moral creator and core Christian doctrine. The first work to calculate the death toll of
children over history, and to examine its theological implications.]
SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIETY –
Religiosity Tied to Socioeconomic Status
Science 2/5/10
Why Religion is Unable to Minimize
Lethal and Nonlethal Societal Dysfunction Within and Between Nations
In Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence,
Homicide, and War, Todd Shackelford & Viviana Weekes eds. (Oxford Univ Press) invited chapter, in preparation
The Chronic Dependence of Popular Religiosity upon Dysfunctional Psychosociological Conditions
Evolutionary Psychology Journal 7 (3):398-441 (9/09) Press release
[The follow up to the
Journal of Religion & Society paper, is the first technical work to do
the following: present a broad based comparison of socioeconomic conditions in the
first
world, one that confirms the poor performance of Christian
America, explain the primary
causal factors behind the origin and historical popularity of religion,
and explain the
superficial nature of popular theism and nontheism. Explores the economic security
factors
that help determine the level of popular faith versus secularism, and demonstrates that
spirituality is not as universal to the human condition as are language and materialism.]
How Are Other First World Nations Suppressing the Adverse Consequences of Violence and Youth Sex in
the Modern Media Environment?
Pediatrics 123 (2) ppe364 (2/09)
[Notes that the secular,
pragmatic sex education practices typical of less godly
democracies are producing better results
than the abstinence only policies of the
American religious right.]
The Remote Prayer Delusion: Clinical Trials That Attempt to Detect Supernatural Intervention Are as
Futile as They Are Unethical
Journal of Medical Ethics 34 ppe18 (4/08)
[Exposes the unethical
nature of expensive studies intended to demonstrate the
effectiveness of
prayer over a distance. Also the first peer reviewed paper to discuss the
mass death of the children
over history and its implications for the existence of a benign
deity.]
The Evolution of Popular Religiosity and Secularism: How First World Statistics Reveal Why Religion Exists, Why it Has Been
Popular, and Why the Most Successful Democracies are the Most Secular
In Atheism and Secularity: Volume 1: Issues, Concepts and Definitions, Phil Zuckerman ed. (149-208) (12/09)
[The broadest based technical analysis by this researcher to date (although finished
earlier and not as up to date as the Evolutionary Psychology paper), this invited chapter
details the Triple Threat to Western Faith posed by the combination of modern science,
secure prosperity, and the corporate-consumer popular culture.]
Cross-National Correlations of Quantifiable Societal Health With Popular Religiosity and Secularism in the Prosperous Democracies
Journal of Religion & Society 7 (1-17) (7/05)
[The first paper to explicity test and refute the widely believed hypothesis that
only
godly national societies can enjoy good societal conditions,
instead only strongly secular
democracies have historically benign circumstances. Journal of
Religion & Society refused
to consider a follow-up manuscript submitted in early 2007,
saying they will no longer
publish papers on the subject.]
CONTRIBUTIONS -
Copenhagen Declaration on Religion in Public Life World Atheist Conference 6/18-20/2010