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Nature 394, 313 (23 July 1998) | doi:10.1038/28478

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Leading scientists still reject God

Edward J. Larson1 & Larry Witham2

  1. Department of History, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-6012, USA
    e-mail: Email: edlarson@uga.edu
  2. 3816 Lansdale Court, Burtonsville, Maryland 20866, USA

The question of religious belief among US scientists has been debated since early in the century. Our latest survey finds that, among the top natural scientists, disbelief is greater than ever — almost total.