| Kasz216 said: So your of the opinion that if you read a history book that says "Christopher Columbus couldn't get people to fund his voyage because people thought he was going to fall off the earth." You also aren't going to believe World War 2 happened. I'd like to see that stat sourced. Can't find the article, all I can find is random articles about atheist physisists converting to religions and various physists who don't believe in any religous dogma, but also believe their is a "purpose" behind the universe. Like Roger Penrose. Who is an "atheist", but believes the above and believes not all things can be converted into matter... with consiousness somehow existing in a different "dimension". Which isn't really atheism so much as it is a non belief in the "advertised" gods. Really when i've seen the stats, the largest concentration of atheists were Evolutionary Biologists, and it wasn't near 95%. (around 80% i believe) Though evolutionary biology does make the most sense to have the most amount of atheists, since evolutionary biolgy basically rejects true consiousness and free will. |
Though I don't see where much of your post was going, I searched hard for the study I referenced. I eventually found an article that was similar, but from 1998. You were right about biologists, but off on your numbers.
6% of biological scientists believe in God and 7% of physicists believe in God.
http://www.stephenjaygould.org/ctrl/news/file002.html
If I read a book that said it was the absolute truth, but also said that 2 plus 2 equals 5, then I would deny it being the book of absolute truth.
