| | '''1.''' The existence of God is a [[Philosophy|philosophical]] question and not [[science|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 [[theism|theists]] (72 percent).<ref>[http://www.strangenotions.com/atheist-scientists/ Does it matter that many scientists are atheists?}</ref> | | '''1.''' The existence of God is a [[Philosophy|philosophical]] question and not [[science|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 [[theism|theists]] (72 percent).<ref>[http://www.strangenotions.com/atheist-scientists/ Does it matter that many scientists are atheists?}</ref> |
| − | '''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.” | + | '''2.'''The NAS website 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.” |