It's difficult to figure out what's what these days. You may think someone is a tap-dancer, but presto! you are wrong. That someone is actually brain surgeon. Likewise, one should not assume that the fellow at IBM Almaden who has a name-plate on his desk that reads "RESEARCH SCIENTIST" is actually a scientist. He might not be. Here are some useful rules of thumb to help tell if someone is a real scientist...
If a person goes to church, he is not a scientist. If he reads Carl Sagan books, he is a scientist. If he believes that his ancestors are dead monkeys buried in the ground, he is a scientist. If he wonders whether Bill Nye is gay, he is not a scientist. If he is an atheist, he is a scientist. If he believes in God, he is not a scientist. That should help.