A New "Study"
by MikeGeneA new "study" by Gregory Paul has been brought to our attention by Bill Dembski . As you can see from Dembski's blog, the "study" is being given significant media attention.
The "study" appears in The Journal of Religion and Society.
The journal "promotes the study of religious groups and beliefs among the various peoples of the world, past and present, with emphasis on American religions and the Western religious traditions." Does the "study" fit in this journal? Consider the journal's mission and the other articles .
Now, several of our readers and commentators consider themselves scientists or very knowledgeable about science. Of course, anyone on the internet can make that claim, so let's put them to the test. Here's the study.
I'd like to see our critics tell us a) whether this study is science and b) whether this study is any good. If it is not good, what's wrong with it?
If they go silent on us, I'll have a look this weekend. 
September 29th, 2005 at 1:31 pm
I don't know if it's science, but it isn`t very good.
Comment by macht — September 29, 2005 @ 1:31 pm
September 29th, 2005 at 1:37 pm
Nice find, macht.
That's a good follow piece to the "Study".
Comment by Doug — September 29, 2005 @ 1:37 pm
September 29th, 2005 at 5:26 pm
In light of the post linked to by Macht, another question presents itself: Should the publication process of this article be investigated, to see if the editor circumvented the review process?
Comment by Krauze — September 29, 2005 @ 5:26 pm
September 29th, 2005 at 10:28 pm
Maybe some of the critics agree with one of the study's "findings":
"The absence of exceptions to the negative correlation between absolute belief in a creator and acceptance of evolution, plus the lack of a significant religious revival in any developing democracy where evolution is popular, cast doubt on the thesis that societies can combine high rates of both religiosity and agreement with evolutionary science."
Comment by MikeGene — September 29, 2005 @ 10:28 pm
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October 5th, 2005 at 8:14 am
g arago has gone silent so far. He's usually quite verbose about everything else and now that something related to his field pops up, he seem quite unwilling to comment.
I'd like to see if g arago will answer Mike's question or whether he'll avoid answering.
Comment by Salvador T. Cordova — October 5, 2005 @ 8:14 am