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"You cite MSNBC as the source for your claim? The first thing I note about that is that it is MSNBC. That’s like asking me to take VP Biden seriously. The second thing I notice is that social scientists have to be included to give a boost to the number of ‘scientists’ who believe in God (God or a god?). Do you understand in what scorn social scientists are held by those in FR who count themselves as scientists or who claim to speak for scientists? This is hardly credible.
"To counter your claim, I offer an equally unreliable source: Time, 5 November 2006, God vs. Science which reports considerably less belief in God on the part of genuine scientists, and considerably greater tension between science and religion. Guess these two 'sources' had differing agendas at the time they produced their respective reports."

This seems to be an extraordinarily important point to you, and I'm baffled by that.

Anyone knows that whenever you take a poll, everything depends on who you select and how you ask the questions. So the percent who "believe in God" can vary all over the map. Some polls show around 90% of Americans believe in God, but as soon as you start narrowing down definitions to any specifics, the percentages drop significantly.

The same is true of scientists. So, maybe it's 2/3 believe in some generalized idea of "God," while only 1/3 believe in YOUR specific definition of God.

Why ever is that a problem for you?

”This seems to be an extraordinarily important point to you, and I'm baffled by that.”

Oh my. The earnestly anxious, sincerely baffled. Ye are legion.

”Anyone knows that whenever you take a poll”

Bada be . . . bada ba.

Great bellowing clouds of smoke.