I really did not have a clue about how different it was in America, I have seen figures in Europe which make it true but unfortunately I was wrong in assuming America was similar.Whoa there, while I agree with everything you are saying....that statement needs qualification.....
Some scientists have no faith, some scientists have no religion, some have faith, some have religion....faith and religion are not necessarily the same thing and it is a far cry from stating most scientists are not religious (which in itself is arguable) to stating most scientists have no faith......
Generally Scientist are less likely to be religious than the general public, a PRC (America) study found that around 33% of scientists believed in God, a further 18% believed in some form of universal spirit....41% didn't believe in either and 7% did not know. Contrast that to the general public where 83% believed in God, 12% in a Universal Spirit and 4% in neither.
While this poll is not entirely applicable to Europe, where religious belief is less widespread than the US, it belies the statement that MOST scientists do not have faith......
I would say that a more accurate statement would be that Scientists are less likely to be religious, significantly so.
http://pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/Scientists-and-Belief.aspx
Also any reason why the one Raikari quoted is so much different than yours? Maybe they used different definitions of Science etc, i.e excluded social scientists.
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