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=== Poll: Over half of American scientists believe in some form of deity or higher power ===

=== Poll: Over half of American scientists believe in some form of deity or higher power ===

See also: [[Scientists and belief in the existence of God]]

See also: [[Scientists and belief in the existence of God]] and [[Atheism and science]]

According to a 2009 Pew Research poll of the members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, "just over half of scientists (51%) believe in some form of deity or higher power; specifically, 33% of scientists say they believe in God, while 18% believe in a universal spirit or higher power."<ref>[http://www.pewforum.org/2009/11/05/scientists-and-belief/ Scientists and Belief Scientists and belief]</ref>

According to a 2009 Pew Research poll of the members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, "just over half of scientists (51%) believe in some form of deity or higher power; specifically, 33% of scientists say they believe in God, while 18% believe in a universal spirit or higher power."<ref>[http://www.pewforum.org/2009/11/05/scientists-and-belief/ Scientists and Belief Scientists and belief]</ref>