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I'm sure all of us already know that the vast majority of scientists do not profess a belief in a god. Here are statistics among NAS scientists on their thoughts on god:
Personal belief: 7%
Personal disbelief: 72.2%
Doubt or agnosticism: 20.8%
So you have 72.2% of scientists that are atheist. 20.8% of scientists that are agnostic. Biologists had the lowest rate of belief at 5.5% and mathematicians had the highest rate of belief at 14.3%.
Leuba attributed the higher level of disbelief and doubt among "greater" scientists to their "superior knowledge, understanding, and experience"
Similarly, Oxford University scientist Peter Atkins commented on our 1996 survey, "You clearly can be a scientist and have religious beliefs.
Source: http://www.stephenjaygould.org/ctrl/news/file002.html
Personal belief: 7%
Personal disbelief: 72.2%
Doubt or agnosticism: 20.8%
So you have 72.2% of scientists that are atheist. 20.8% of scientists that are agnostic. Biologists had the lowest rate of belief at 5.5% and mathematicians had the highest rate of belief at 14.3%.
Leuba attributed the higher level of disbelief and doubt among "greater" scientists to their "superior knowledge, understanding, and experience"
Similarly, Oxford University scientist Peter Atkins commented on our 1996 survey, "You clearly can be a scientist and have religious beliefs.
Source: http://www.stephenjaygould.org/ctrl/news/file002.html