Thanks so much for the feedback, Russell. I know some atheist do try to scientifically disprove God, but I am not one of them. I am an agnostic atheist because my epistemology says do not accept a claim as true until it has been demonstrated. As far as I know, there has been no independently verifiable demonstration that anything supernatural exists.

I would be very interested in reading your soft-sciences analysis of the rise of Christianity. If you have such an essay, or write one, please let me know.