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Originally Posted by Whatsthepoint  Unlike other scientists medical doctors deal with disease, death, pain, pretty depressing stuff, so it makes sense that they're more religious than the rest. Psychiatrists don't deal with death and physical suffering all that much, so this could account for the slightly higher percentage of atheists in their ranks. |
Maybe I don't know..My feeling is people don't choose a career because it supports their after life views, rather because they enjoy it?
a very small percentage of the population can afford that level of a higher education.. it isn't simply very time consuming but also financially draining...
I personally haven't conducted a study on who believes in what.. my personal experience is with my colleagues and preceptors who have been very religious people.. the only atheists I encountered were two philosophy and one English professor... the philosophy folks just enjoyed going into endless mazes.. it bewilders me how they can prove their own existence with some of their theories.. be that as it may..
Scientests come in all shapes colors and sizes, they are hindu, they are Muslim, they are Jews, they are Jainist, they are atheists, some of them religious, some of them not, no different than the rest of the population... They are not demi Gods.. they are people who studied a bit more.. it has no bearing on ones ability to reason.. just perhaps think in more abstract terms without needing to cite their convictions from wikipedia all the time..
peace