A 2011 Gallup poll of belief in god, in the US, by education level. (Ѻ) |
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“He who possesses science and art,
Possesses religion as well;
He who possesses neither of these,
Had better have religion.”— Johann Goethe (c.1785)
“58% of randomly selected scientists in the United States expressed disbelief in, or doubt regarding the existence of God; nearly 70% of the most eminent scientists disbelieve in the existence of god.”— James Leuba (1916) [2]
“Although intelligent children grasp religious concepts earlier, they are also the first to doubt the truth of religion, and intelligent students are much less likely to accept orthodox beliefs, and rather less likely to have pro-religious attitudes.”— Michael Argyle (1958) [2]
“College is a breeding ground for apostasy.”— David Caplowitz (1977) (Ѻ)
“A comprehensive survey revealed that onlyabout 14 percent (Ѻ)of English speaking professional philosophers are theists.As for what little religious belief remains among their colleagues, most professional philosophers regard it as a strange aberration among otherwise intelligent people. Among scientists the situation is much the same. Surveys of the members of the National Academy of Sciences, composed of the most prestigious scientists in the world, show that religious belief among them is practically nonexistent,about 7 percent. (Ѻ)”— John Messerly (2014), “Religions’ Smart-People Problem”, Dec 21 (Ѻ)