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	Revision 80 . . (edit) December 15, 2001 11:28 pm by Zundark [link to Scientists_belief_in_God]
	Revision 79 . . December 15, 2001 11:09 pm by Egern [Deleted irrelevant reference to scientists' position on God]
	Revision 78 . . December 15, 2001 10:47 pm by Eloquence [added Scientists' Belief in God (could use some more info)]
	Revision 77 . . (edit) December 15, 2001 10:13 pm by Eloquence
	Revision 76 . . December 15, 2001 4:00 pm by Wesley [Revising Christianity and the gender of God section]
	Revision 75 . . December 15, 2001 9:59 am by Egern [The beliefs of those who reject omnipotence does not belong in a list of different interpretations of what characterizes an omnipotent God]
	Revision 74 . . (edit) December 15, 2001 9:35 am by (logged).211.66.xxx
	Revision 73 . . (edit) December 15, 2001 9:27 am by SimonP [added a mention of Manichaeism]
	Revision 72 . . December 15, 2001 8:56 am by AxelBoldt ["when when" -> "when"; links]
	Revision 71 . . December 15, 2001 7:12 am by Larry Sanger [Deleting "small minority" remark pending a lengthier discussion, with references :-/]
	Revision 70 . . December 15, 2001 6:57 am by Larry Sanger [Restoring: see /Talk, please, Axel. Why does it matter what scientists believe? Why shouldn't we ask how many philosophers believe it, or how many mathematicians?]
	Revision 69 . . December 15, 2001 6:51 am by AxelBoldt [Scientists don't believe it. Why is this being removed?]
	Revision 68 . . December 15, 2001 5:38 am by RK
	Revision 67 . . December 15, 2001 5:20 am by Larry Sanger
	Revision 66 . . December 14, 2001 3:02 pm by Eloquence
	Revision 65 . . December 14, 2001 3:02 pm by Eloquence
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	Revision 63 . . (edit) December 14, 2001 2:43 pm by AxelBoldt [Spinoza link, copyedit]
	Revision 62 . . (edit) December 14, 2001 2:28 pm by KamikazeArchon [copyedit]
	Revision 61 . . December 14, 2001 2:10 pm by Egern [Various edits]
	Revision 60 . . December 14, 2001 12:27 pm by Eloquence
	Revision 59 . . December 11, 2001 5:02 am by Egern [The words "of course" should never go in an encyclopedia article.]
	Revision 58 . . December 11, 2001 4:59 am by Egern [The Western religious tradition believes in a personal, rather than an impersonal God]
	Revision 57 . . December 8, 2001 11:32 pm by RK
	Revision 56 . . December 8, 2001 11:20 pm by Dmerrill [Removed "Revelation" from title "How God Communicates with Mankind" since not all religions use the term or even believe in it, +Wiccan belief]
	Revision 55 . . (edit) December 8, 2001 6:07 am by DavidSaff
	Revision 54 . . December 8, 2001 2:31 am by Egern [Elaborated on panentheism]
	Revision 53 . . December 8, 2001 2:25 am by Egern [Changed opening sentence to reflect the actual emphasis of the article.]
	Revision 52 . . December 8, 2001 2:20 am by Dmerrill [Neopagan/Wiccan view of God (leaving deep exploration for elsewhere)]
	Revision 51 . . December 8, 2001 1:58 am by Lee Daniel Crocker
	Revision 50 . . (edit) December 8, 2001 1:45 am by Lee Daniel Crocker [Copyedits...]
	Revision 49 . . December 8, 2001 1:34 am by Lee Daniel Crocker [Moved capitalization notes to Talk]
	Revision 48 . . December 8, 2001 1:33 am by RK
	Revision 47 . . December 8, 2001 1:27 am by RK [Clarifying the different types of belief in god and God]
	Revision 46 . . December 8, 2001 12:36 am by Dmerrill [attempted to rationalize usage of capitalization. When used as a name, capitalized, when used of the concept, not. Before it was Christian God capitalized, others not -- which wasn't very npov.]
	Revision 45 . . December 6, 2001 1:49 am by Dmerrill [additional tweak on capitalization, explaining why it is done. Let's try to follow this guideline -- I think it makes sense and is npov. some reorganization by importance]
	Revision 44 . . December 6, 2001 1:32 am by Ed Poor [fussing about "God" vs. "god"]
	Revision 43 . . December 6, 2001 1:29 am by Paul Drye
	Revision 42 . . December 5, 2001 2:45 am by H.W. Clihor
	Revision 41 . . (edit) December 5, 2001 2:38 am by H.W. Clihor
	Revision 40 . . December 5, 2001 1:26 am by (logged).146.101.xxx [trinity: three persons, one divine essence]
	Revision 39 . . December 5, 2001 1:15 am by Dmerrill [moved "gender of god" below "theories of god"]
	Revision 38 . . (edit) November 30, 2001 10:55 am by RK
	Revision 37 . . (edit) November 30, 2001 10:55 am by RK
	Revision 36 . . (edit) October 28, 2001 2:20 pm by KeithWaclena

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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. 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 reality. According to recent surveys, belief in God and immortality? is most popular among mathematicians 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]

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