Supernatural explanations across 114 societies are more common for natural than social phenomena

Social complexity is negatively associated with the supernatural explanations of natural phenomena.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Phylogenetically controlled two-tailed regressions	Supported	p=0.02	b=-0.09	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Social Complexity	Independent	Agriculture, Land Transport, Medium Of Exchange, Occupational Specialization, Population, Records, Residence, Settlement Patterns, Social Stratification, Territorial Hierarchy, Writing
Supernatural explanation of social phenomena	Dependent	Disasters, Religious Beliefs

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Jackson, Joshua Conrad	2023	Social complexity is positively associated with the supernatural explanations of social phenomena.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Jackson, Joshua Conrad	2023	Supernatural explanations will be more common for natural phenomena than social phenomena.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Lightner, Aaron D.	2022	The presence of moralizing gods is underestimated in societies with less social complexity.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Schaefer, James Michael	1972	"The correlations between social complexity and drunkenness are . . . in the predicted [negative] direction" (179)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Whitehouse, Harvey	2019	RETRACTED: Contrary to the Moral Gods Hypothesis, complex societies precede broad supernatural punishment of moral transgressions (227).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author