When President Barack Obama nominated the Christian geneticist Francis Collins to head the National Institutes of Health in 2009, some American scientists questioned whether someone who professed a strong belief in God was qualified to lead the largest biomedical research agency in the world. This argument — that scientific inquiry is essentially incompatible with religious belief — has been gaining traction in some circles in recent years. Insidermonkey experts made a list of 6 atheist scientists who now believe in God.
In fact, according to a 2009 Pew Research Center survey, American scientists are about half as likely as the general public to believe in God or a higher, universal power. Still, the survey found that the percentage of scientists that believe in some form of a deity or power was higher than you may think 51 percent. Scientists throughout history have relied on data and observations to make sense of the world. But there are still some really big questions about the universe that science can’t easily explain: Where did matter come from? What is consciousness? And what makes us human? You can also check our list of 18 Most Famous Atheists in the World.
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