Re: [asa] Most scientists believe in God?

Very good point. I wonder how the numbers of believers compare in other
professions with similar time and, for want of a better word, ego demands.
Would the most elite lawyers or college administrators (in non-religious
colleges) or stockbrockers report something similiar?
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Louise M. Freeman, PhD

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I suggested some alternative explanations here:

http://www.asa3.org/archive/asa/199808/0018.html
[http://www.asa3.org/archive/asa/199808/0018.html]

from which I quote:

"I suspect more of this difference is due to a lower likelihood of
Christians in science achieving "leading" status. Things today are not like
they were early in the century when talent and a little hard work could
bring a scientist to "leading" status. Now, it tends to take talent, a *lot*
of hard work, and often a good amount of self-promotion. Because Christians
will (we hope) have other priorities besides worldly success, they will be
less likely to exhibit the sort of single-minded, non-humble, workaholic
pursuit that tends to be required (there are, of course, exceptions) to make
a scientist "leading". My semi-informed guess is that this sort of
self-selection is the biggest reason for the disparity in the numbers."

Dr. Allan H. Harvey (ASA Member)

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