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recent study from Rice University indicates that 15% of scientists at major research universities see science and religion in constant conflict.
They interviewed a scientifically selected sample of 275 participants, pulled from a survey of 2,198 tenured and tenure-track faculty in the natural and social sciences at 21 elite U
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Id have to say that in general they are all authoritarian on some level. American Protestant Christians may not all bend before a single leader, but the different churches definitely have a hierarchy which is powerful, internally, at least.
There's definitely someone out there that is given a primary role in interpreting ancient texts, and defining God and God's Will.
Hinduism is pretty diverse, and I can't really speak to its centralized structure, but I'm surprised to see you list Buddhism as a highly organized religion. Of all of these listed religions, Buddhism is the least depending on a person learning and accepting the word of some human expert. Yes, there are temples, and teachers, but the journey is typically considered to be very personal.
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The difference between Buddhists and Hindus is that Buddhism has dogma and monastic orders, Hinduism embraces all-life. While it did create the caste/varna/jati system it has nothing of the organized bureaucracy that goes into Buddhist and Christian clergies.
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Interesting.
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Despite what scientific people think, 100% of preachers aren't devoting 100% of their sermons to disproving evolution or proving cavemen and dinosaurs walked hand-in-claw.
They're both diverse fields, rarely do they conflict.
They both need funding, they both need believers, they both wear coats, and if you're really good at either maybe you'll get a book deal or TV show.
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2.) Some, yes. Some geologists are young-earthers bent on proving that Genesis is correct. Some biologists are likely influenced by their religion's opposition to the truth of evolution. But not any significant number.
3.) Little to none.
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