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| | [[File:Donald John Trump.jpg|200px|right|thumbnail|Few, if any, political scientists predicted early on that [[Donald Trump]] would be the leading Republican candidate in the 2016 [[GOP]] primary. | | [[File:Donald John Trump.jpg|200px|right|thumbnail|Few, if any, political scientists predicted early on that [[Donald Trump]] would be the leading Republican candidate in the 2016 [[GOP]] primary. |
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| − | 27 percent of American political scientists believe in the existence of God while 76 percent of American doctors said they believe in God. | + | 27 percent of American political scientists don't believe in the existence of God, indicating that a surprisingly low number of political scientists identify as atheists. |
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| | Compared to [[medical science]] which has many effective medicines and surgical procedures, the social science of political science is often unreliable.]] | | Compared to [[medical science]] which has many effective medicines and surgical procedures, the social science of political science is often unreliable.]] |
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| | == Political scientists and belief in God == | | == Political scientists and belief in God == |
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| − | According to Livescience.com, 31 percent of social scientists believe in God. (27 percent of political scientists believe in the existence of God).<ref>[http://www.livescience.com/379-scientists-belief-god-varies-starkly-discipline.html Scientists belief in God varies starkly by discipline], Livescience.com</ref> | + | According to Livescience.com, 31 percent of social scientists don't believe in the existence God. (27 percent of political scientists don't believe in the existence of God).<ref>[http://www.livescience.com/379-scientists-belief-god-varies-starkly-discipline.html Scientists belief in God varies starkly by discipline], Livescience.com</ref> |
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| | NBC News reported: "In the survey of 1,044 doctors nationwide, 76 percent said they believe in God, 59 percent said they believe in some sort of afterlife, and 55 percent said their religious beliefs influence how they practice medicine."<ref>[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/8318894/ns/health-health_care/t/survey-most-doctors-believe-god-afterlife/ Most doctors believe in God], NBC News</ref> | | NBC News reported: "In the survey of 1,044 doctors nationwide, 76 percent said they believe in God, 59 percent said they believe in some sort of afterlife, and 55 percent said their religious beliefs influence how they practice medicine."<ref>[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/8318894/ns/health-health_care/t/survey-most-doctors-believe-god-afterlife/ Most doctors believe in God], NBC News</ref> |