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Among the leaders of the anti-theist movement today, few are professional scientists. Most leading atheists have been poets, philosophers, journalists, politicians, novelists, playwrights, dictators, or media celebrities. However, the reverse statement, \u201cMost leading scientists are atheists,\u201d is supported by the statistic that 93% of the membership of the prestigious American Academy of Sciences say they are atheists or agnostics. But scientists often don\u2019t think about God any more than businessmen do. The answer to \u201cWhy aren\u2019t more scientists Christians?\u201d might be the same as the one to \u201cWhy aren\u2019t more real estate agents Christians?\u201d They go with the current, and the current flows where the going is easiest.<\/p>\n

This post is an excerpt from the book\u00a0<\/em>Exposing Myths About Christianity\u00a0by Jeffrey Burton Russell (IVP Books, 2012). It is used with permission. You can purchase this resource in its entirety\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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