WASHINGTON (RNS) — Only a third of scientists say they believe in God, according to a new survey, and while 18 percent believe in a high power, four in 10 scientists believe in neither.
The report was released July 9 by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press in collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Scientists were evenly split — at 48 percent each — between those who claimed a religious affiliation and those who did not.
The new statistics vary sharply with findings for the general public: 83 percent of Americans say they believe in God and 82 percent said they are affiliated with a religious tradition.