Scientists need to use the scientific method in their work. That's it. It may seem like cognitive dissonance but there are a minority of scientists who do good science in the lab and have their faith outside of it. I won't pretend to understand it but it's there. And a militant atheist is one with a socio-political agenda. That is hardly necessary for doing science.
The theoretical physicist Steven Weinberg has said that he doesn't care enough about religion to even bother calling himself an atheist.
The theoretical physicist Steven Weinberg has said that he doesn't care enough about religion to even bother calling himself an atheist.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein