My grandmother’s brother had degrees in mathematics and physics. He wrote several books on various subjects that are still relevant today. He worked as a scientist at Lawrence Livermore Lab and retired from there.
He was a devout Christian.
He was a fervent anti-communist.
The most obvious conclusion would be that despite anecdotal evidence, this study shows that scientists are less religious in general.
A bolder claim from this would be that scientists, whom I would say are more intelligent on average, become more irreligious, because they study things more methodically, apart from religions being at odds with science.
Something interesting, which I found counterintuitive was that younger scientists are more religious than older ones. I think a probable reason for that may be because they might not have completely formed their views and may be reflective of the beliefs of their family and friends.
Another interesting thing I found is that the younger people seem to be more decisive of their views. Only 3 percent are shown to not know or didn't share.
While on the other hand, physicists are shown to be the most undecided or not their claim to not know. It isn't surprising to be honest. Their field of study does involve a lot of about matter and how things exist/how processes happen. So, it makes sense that they could claim to not know because it is a very difficult question.
Also, chemists seem to believe in gods more than most groups. I think a reason for that could be that they abstract out chemistry and keep it separate from religion. On the other hand, biologists seem to believe lesser. It is intuitive as well, because they do study about cells, organisms, the possible mechanisms about how things in organisms work.
So, while physicists and biologists believe in gods to a lesser extent, their perspectives are shaped by the questions they ask themselves. Such as the nature of life and the way matter/energy/waves exist and interact and interact. Chemists on the other hand would have a different perspective though.
I would really want to know what the percentages for psychologists and historians are.
My grandmother’s brother had degrees in mathematics and physics. He wrote several books on various subjects that are still relevant today. He worked as a scientist at Lawrence Livermore Lab and retired from there.
He was a devout Christian. He was a fervent anti-communist.
https://www.pewforum.org/2009/11/05/scientists-and-belief/
Interesting link, what conclusions do you draw from that?
The most obvious conclusion would be that despite anecdotal evidence, this study shows that scientists are less religious in general.
A bolder claim from this would be that scientists, whom I would say are more intelligent on average, become more irreligious, because they study things more methodically, apart from religions being at odds with science.
Something interesting, which I found counterintuitive was that younger scientists are more religious than older ones. I think a probable reason for that may be because they might not have completely formed their views and may be reflective of the beliefs of their family and friends.
Another interesting thing I found is that the younger people seem to be more decisive of their views. Only 3 percent are shown to not know or didn't share.
While on the other hand, physicists are shown to be the most undecided or not their claim to not know. It isn't surprising to be honest. Their field of study does involve a lot of about matter and how things exist/how processes happen. So, it makes sense that they could claim to not know because it is a very difficult question.
Also, chemists seem to believe in gods more than most groups. I think a reason for that could be that they abstract out chemistry and keep it separate from religion. On the other hand, biologists seem to believe lesser. It is intuitive as well, because they do study about cells, organisms, the possible mechanisms about how things in organisms work.
So, while physicists and biologists believe in gods to a lesser extent, their perspectives are shaped by the questions they ask themselves. Such as the nature of life and the way matter/energy/waves exist and interact and interact. Chemists on the other hand would have a different perspective though.
I would really want to know what the percentages for psychologists and historians are.