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Most qualified scientists are atheists. The following studies are for scientists in the United States and Great Britain, but similar results would be found elsewhere throughout the world.
In 1998, a study by Larson and Witham appeared on the leading journal Nature ("Leading scientists still reject God"), showing that of the American scientists who had been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, only about 7 percent believe in a personal god. Religious believers formed about 40 percent of the less eminent scientists in America.
A study in Britain, undertaken by R. Elisabeth Cornwell and Michael Stirrat, involved sending a questionnaire to all 1,074 Fellows of the Royal Society who possessed an email address, offering several propositions and asking the scientists to rank their beliefs on that point from 1 to 7. Preliminary results indicate that 3.3 percent agreed strongly (chose 7) and 78.8 percent disagreed strongly (chose 1) that a personal god exists.
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∙ 13y agoIn 1998, a study by Larson and Witham appeared on the leading journal Nature ("Leading scientists still reject God"), showing that of the American scientists who had been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, only about 7 per cent believe in a personal god. Religious believers form about 40 percent of the less eminent scientists in America.
A study in Britain, undertaken by R. Elisabeth Cornwell and Michael Stirrat, involved sending a questionnaire to all 1,074 Fellows of the Royal Society who possessed an email address, offering several propositions and asking the scientists to rank their beliefs on that point from 1 to 7. About 23 percent responded and preliminary results indicate that, of these, 3.3 percent agreed strongly (chose 7) and 78.8 percent disagreed strongly (chose 1) that a personal god exists. A total of 12 Fellows chose 6 or 7 to indicate that they were believers, while 213 Fellows chose 1 or 2 to indicate that they were nonbelievers.
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∙ 13y agoSo many scientists believe in god. if they don't believe in god ,then how could they would have come up in life.
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Is it possible to be a scientist and still believe in god?
A scientist may or may not believe in God. A non-scientist also may or may not believe in God.
Why is it that scientist always try so hard to prove that God isn't real?
well the reason why they try to prove that God is fake is because they are just wanting to get more and more people to believe them and the more that people believe them the sponsors they get and then the more sponsors that they get the more money they get. but at times it is funny because they end up proving them selves wrong.The premise of the question is wrong. Scientist are not trying to prove anything about the nature of God or the supernatural. Scientist are trying to answers questions about the material universe with materialistic answers.
Why do scientist say that there is no GOD?
Most great scientist believe that there's a greater force than mankind
Where do most scientist believe most humans began?
Most scientist believe humans began in a stage where we were monkeys and by a place where like a man was from an egg. but we began from God
how many people believe in god?
I believe in god. also, write why u believe in god :)
What is the best scientist alive?
There are many, and it would depend on who you were to ask, but many scientist believe Darwin to be a great scientist, due to his work on evolution.
Did you come from god?
Depends what you believe. If you are part of a monotheistic religion, your Holy Scripture says your God of belief has made the earth and its contents. If you are a scientist or follow their data, you believe we evolved from apes.
Do teenagers believe in God?
Yes, many teenagers believe in God.
Who is great Scientist or God?
Depends on how religious you are. If you truly believe in God, you must admit His greatness, because scientists, like everithing around us is God's creation.
How many people believe in god but do not believe in ghosts?
I'm sure if you believe in God then you will believe in Spirits and Demons.
Did egyptians believe in god?
They believed in many gods. But they did not believe in God himself.
How many people in the us believe in god?
most of the us believe in god
