Famous Scientists That Believe In God

[phkrause]

Science and Religion

There is a common misconception that all scientists are atheists but that couldn’t be further from the truth. While studies have found that scientists tend to be much less religious than the general public, a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People & The Press found that just over half of scientists (51%) believe in some form of deity or higher power; specifically, 33% of scientists say they believe in God. Some of the greatest Nobel laureates and pioneers in science believed in God. Here are eight famous scientists who fall into this category.

Read more at http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Christianity/Galleries/Famous-Scientists-That-Believe-In-God.aspx#

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[Bravus]

I certainly don't believe that it's impossible for scientists to believe in God, but it's also important to be accurate.

Einstein didn't believe in anything anyone here would be comfortable calling 'God': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_of_Albert_Einstein

 

[Bravus]

Darwin described himself as agnostic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_of_Charles_Darwin

[james423]

Good information.

[pierrepaul]

It is hard to be a scientist and not be in awe at the beauty, complexity and harmony of the universe and the myriad of life forms on earth, and not to marvel at, and dare I say, worship, the Creator. It is also hard to be a scientist and affirm a literalist interpretation of certain biblical texts.