Scientists belief in God

Some scientists consider science and religion mutually exclusive; others believe that science and religion can and should be united or "reunited". Conceptions of God by scientists are generally more abstract and less personal than what???' Atheism, agnosticism and logical positivism are especially popular among people who believe that the scientific method is the best way to approximate an objective description of observable reality, although the scientific method generally deals with different sets of questions than those addressed by theology. According to recent surveys, belief in God and immortality? is most popular amongmathematicians and least popular among biologists. In total, about 60% of scientists in the United States expressed disbelief or doubt in the existence of God in 1996. Among "leading" scientists (surveyed members of the [National Academy of Sciences]?), 93% expressed disbelief or doubt in the existence of God in 1998. [1]

[1] Edward J. Larson and Larry Witham: Leading scientists still reject God. Nature, Vol. 394, No. 6691 (1998), p. 313. [online version]