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Seeings as how most Scientists in the USA are people of faith (such as myself); most of us do think God not only played a part, he produced and wrote the entire play.

Is that true? I've seen surveys that said that the percentage of scientists who are believers is around 15%, with mathematicians having the highest percentage and that was in the low 20's. Sorry, I can't put my finger on the studies but the numbers stuck in my mind.

Yes it is true. Even if by “Scientist” one means a University Professor of Science at an “elite” University. No idea about “working” Scientists such as myself, but I imagine the percentage of believers would be even higher (merely as a result of personal experience and the known bias of Universities, “elite” or otherwise).

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8916982/

About two-thirds of scientists believe in God

Those polls are crap. Most scientists I have known are definitely religious. One of the most religous has his Phd in astrophysics and mathematics from MIT. It seems to be a habit among adherants to certain denominations to say if you don’t believe in the literal interpretation of the bible then you are a non-believer or athiest. Even those who do not believe in following the denominational system of beliefs generally believe in God and even in Christ’s teachings. The bible is a many times over retranslation of oral traditions by many people over many millenia. The current versions of the bible are the ones sanctioned and rewritten and reinterpreted by an English king and/or the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. If you look at the old testament over many centuries of writing you find that parts have been added or deleted depending on who controlled the process based on beliefs of that time or political necessities. Most scientists believe that God’s hand is apparent in the incredible complexity of the universe and even in evolution. Ancient man had no understanding of the world 25 miles from their home much less geological or biological processes. The oral scriptures and later the written scriptures had to be understandable to those people at that time and so it was written as lessons and allegories that would fit their knowledge and level of understanding. Every religion and culture has a great flood story so historically a great flood of some kind did occur. Was it the result of the end of an ice age or an earthquake? Maybe; each cultural version differs but no doubt something along those lines occurred. For the Christian tradition it is not important exactly what or how it occurred or who was involved; it is the lesson imparted from the story about how God does not abide evil and sin on such a large scale and the fact that believers will overcome and survive.