From: Joel Peter Anderson (joela@umn.edu)
Date: Mon Jul 14 2003 - 11:16:10 EDT
> I don't have time at the moment to find the actual
> research, but the survey I believe Dawkins is
> referring to is the reproduction of the Leuba (1916)
> survey done by Edward Larson, a historian at the
> University of Georgia and Larry Witham, a journalist
> from Burtonsville, Maryland.
>
> They randomly selected 1,000 scientists from the
> reference book, American Men and Women of Science ñ a
> modern version of the 1910 compendium that Leuba used.
See http://www.exn.ca/Stories/1997/04/04/01.asp
"Scientists still believe in God, survey shows"
As I noted elsewhere (another listserv where the subject was raised):
I'm amused by the choice of the self-aggrandizing term "bright". It
brings to mind this joke:
(http://www.joke-pictures.com/smartest_man_in_the_world.html)
Smartest Man In The World
A doctor, a lawyer, a little boy and a priest were out for a Sunday
afternoon flight on a small private plane. Suddenly, the plane developed
engine trouble.
In spite of the best efforts of the pilot, the plane started to go
down. Finally, the pilot grabbed a parachute, yelled to the passengers
that they had better jump, and bailed out.
Unfortunately, there were only three parachutes remaining. The doctor
grabbed one and said "I'm a doctor, I save lives, so I must live," and
jumped out.
The lawyer then said, "I'm a lawyer and lawyers are the smartest people in
the world. I deserve to live." He also grabbed a parachute and jumped.
The priest looked at the little boy and said, "My son, I've lived a long
and full life. You are young and have your whole life ahead of you. Take
the last parachute and live in peace."
The little boy handed the parachute back to the priest and said, "Not to
worry, Father. The 'smartest man in the world' just took off with my back
pack."
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