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'''Political science''' is the study of [[politics]] and related concepts. | '''Political science''' is the study of [[politics]] and related concepts. | ||
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| + | == 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 science|political scientists]], who are social 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> | ||
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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> | ||
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| + | Compared to [[medical science]] which has many effective medicines and surgical procedures, social science is often unreliable. Few, if any, political scientists predicted early on that [[Donald Trump]] would be the leading Republican candidate in the [[GOP]] primaries in 2016. | ||
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Revision as of 23:04, March 30, 2016
Political science is the study of politics and related concepts.
Political scientists and belief in God
According to Livescience.com, 31 percent of social scientists believe in God. (27 percent of political scientists, who are social scientists, believe in the existence of God).[1]
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."[2]
Compared to medical science which has many effective medicines and surgical procedures, social science is often unreliable. Few, if any, political scientists predicted early on that Donald Trump would be the leading Republican candidate in the GOP primaries in 2016.
See also
- ↑ Scientists belief in God varies starkly by discipline, Livescience.com
- ↑ Most doctors believe in God, NBC News