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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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2) Not if they adhere to the scientific method, no.
3) It won't change the fundamentalists who see science as a conspiracy to cover up that their religion is the fundamental basis of the Universe one way or another.
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Other than that, are they compatible? Well, anything is compatible, we're humans after all. Yesterday I learned that onion is compatible with strawberry jam (or so I was told), but meh. It'd be kinda weird and maybe a little, um, how was the word believers like to use... oh yes, "unnatural" to try.
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2. Not at all. Here is another statistic: 100% of scientists are human beings and are therefore vulnerable to bias, preconceived notions, social pressure, personal agendas, etc. Purging people with spiritual beliefs from research positions will not improve the quality of science; it would probably have the opposite effect, in fact.
3. Maybe it will help people to understand the limits of science, but I'm not holding my breath.
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