The power of religion

Societies that have used religious law are more likely to be religious today.

This uses data from the World Values Survey and European Values Survey. Note once again that Muslim countries may drive part of this variation.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Ordinary Least Squares	Supported	p<.01	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Presence of Religious Laws	Independent	Law, Theological Systems
Degree of Religiosity	Dependent	General Character Of Religion

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Sheehan, Oliver	2023	In Austronesian societies, religious and political authorities are mutually interdependent.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Sheehan, Oliver	2023	There is a pattern of differentiation or unification of religious and political authorities over time.	Not Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Bentzen, Jeanet Sinding	2022	Societies with more religious laws in the past are less democratic.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Winkelman, Michael James	1986	"the nature of the selection procedures for magico-religious roles is strongly related to the activities in which practitioners engage" (33)	NA	0	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Schlegel, Alice	1991	Antisocial behavior among adolescent boys will be negatively associated with participation in religious activities (80).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author