ITEMS OF INTEREST September 12, 2005 Issue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

with contributions from Jennifer Harper, M. Paul Jackson, Thomas H. Maugh

"AMERICA'S SCIENTISTS are a surprisingly spiritual group, according to a survey in which almost 70 percent agreed 'there are basic truths' in religion, and 68 percent classified themselves as a 'spiritual person.'

"Overall, about a third said 'I do not believe in God' in the analysis, which polled 1,646 scientists at 21 research universities across the nation.

"The findings mirror a similar study of physicians released by the University of Chicago last month, which revealed 76 percent of the 2,000 doctors surveyed said they believed in God.

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