Most U.S. scientists do not believe in a god, but 40 percent do -- the same
percentage as did in 1916, researchers reported Wednesday. The findings
show that better education has not destroyed the need to believe, according
to Edward Larson, a historian at the University of Georgia and a member of
Seattle's Discovery Institute, and co-author Larry Witham of Burtonsville,
Maryland. In 1916, researcher James Leuba shocked the nation with his
survey that found only 40 percent of scientists believed in a supreme
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