RE: DNA Proves Existence of a Designer
November 17, 2018 at 3:56 pm
(This post was last modified: November 17, 2018 at 4:10 pm by Angrboda.)
(November 17, 2018 at 3:09 pm)Everena Wrote:(November 17, 2018 at 3:06 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: Although I could answer most of those scientific questions to a reasonable degree that is beside the point.
The main reason I do not and never have believed is that I find the idea of gods fucking stupid.
The fact that science agrees with me is just gravy.
Everena: Science doesn't agree with you. Most scientists believe in God.
Quote:A survey of scientists who are members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press in May and June 2009, finds that members of this group are, on the whole, much less religious than the general public.1 Indeed, the survey shows that scientists are roughly half as likely as the general public to believe in God or a higher power. According to the poll, just over half of scientists (51%) believe in some form of deity or higher power; specifically, 33% of scientists say they believe in God, while 18% believe in a universal spirit or higher power. By contrast, 95% of Americans believe in some form of deity or higher power, according to a survey of the general public conducted by the Pew Research Center in July 2006. Specifically, more than eight-in-ten Americans (83%) say they believe in God and 12% believe in a universal spirit or higher power. Finally, the poll of scientists finds that four-in-ten scientists (41%) say they do not believe in God or a higher power, while the poll of the public finds that only 4% of Americans share this view.
(Pew Research Center)
Strictly true depending, but I think it's an exaggeration to use the word 'most' here if you are suggesting that scientists predominately believe in God. I will point out, however, that 60% in physics, astronomy, biology and the medical fields do not, per se, believe in God. If you're trying to mount an ad populum argument here, you seem to have done so rather badly, as most scientists in the fields relevant to this discussion do not in fact believe in God.
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