| | '''1.''' The existence of God is a philosophical question and not scientific question since God is supernatural and outside of nature. And the majority of philosophers of religion, or those who have extensively studied the existence of God, are theists (72 percent). | | '''1.''' The existence of God is a philosophical question and not scientific question since God is supernatural and outside of nature. And the majority of philosophers of religion, or those who have extensively studied the existence of God, are theists (72 percent). |
| − | '''2.''' Biet-Hallahmi, author of ''Atheism, A Psychological Profile'', in ''The Cambridge Companion to Atheism'', wrote, “…what these individuals [the most elite] had, in addition to their creativity and high intelligence, was a strong wish to create distance between themselves and their parents.” | + | '''2.'''The NAS websites declares: "Election to NAS membership in the NAS is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive."<ref>[http://www.nasonline.org/ NAS website]</ref> Biet-Hallahmi, author of ''Atheism, A Psychological Profile'', in ''The Cambridge Companion to Atheism'', wrote, “…what these individuals [the most elite] had, in addition to their creativity and high intelligence, was a strong wish to create distance between themselves and their parents.” |