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- From: ande@sierra.com (Ande Rychter)
- Newsgroups: sci.physics
- Subject: Number of "religious scientists"
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.194239.9007@sierra.com>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 19:42:39 GMT
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- Organization: Sierra Geophysics Inc., Kirkland, Wa
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- In <craigen.11.721488939@ace.acadiau.ca> Douglas Craigen writes
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- >>I wouldn't try to explain this since I have no idea what the number of
- >>religious scientist is, nor do I know of a reputable study of this issue.
- >>My own guess (hope) is that the number is small. I personally consider
- >>the phrase "religious scientist" an oxymoron. -AR.
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- > I have just completed my Ph.D. in a fairly large semiconductor lab.
- > By my estimate 30% of the lab were evangelical (evangelicals make up only
- > 5% of the Canadian population), and if you add Moslems, Bhuddists and
- > Hindu's the number exceeds 50% without yet even trying to count the
- > mainline adherents. My experiences elsewhere have not been in such a
- > large group, but suggest similar results.
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- How do you explain this evangelical enrichment in your lab? Are you suggesting
- a positive correlation between science and religion? -AR.
-