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Why are so Many of Scientists Atheists?
A recent survey (June 2009) of over 2,500 U.S. scientists shows that the scientific community has a very different view of God from society as a whole. Only 33% of scientists believe in "God" while another 18% believe in a "universal spirit" or "higher power". (See source 1. ) The study concluded that scientists are less likely to believe in a "God" or "Higher Power" as the general public.Poll: Americans' belief in global warming cools
It's a poll so with a grain of salt...
WASHINGTON – The number of Americans who believe there is solid evidence that the Earth is warming because of pollution is at its lowest point in three years, according to a survey released Thursday.
The poll of 1,500 adults by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press found that only 57 percent believe there is strong scientific evidence that the Earth has gotten warmer over the past few decades, and as a result, people are viewing the problem as less serious.
Max Blumenthal on Fresh Air
I know this is long and a little weird because its in interview format, but I thought this was great when I heard it the other day. This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross.Obama is fast losing white voters' support
Obama is fast losing white voters' support His approval ratings with the crucial bloc have plunged since April. Strategists say the healthcare debate is largely to blame, but that's not the only reason. By Peter Wallsten (L.A.Why Obama's Ratings Are Sinking
Why Obama's Ratings Are Sinking Americans will put up with a lot. But not with someone who imperils their future.. By ARTHUR C.Taking the President on Faith (Contrast and compare)
By Kathleen Parker Washington Post Sunday, August 16, 2009 Oh, for those halcyon days when our biggest worry was whether the federal "faith-based" office might encourage a homeless person to find Jesus. Remember that? Hardly anyone talks much about the faith-based initiative begun by President George W.Gotcha! Why Online Anonymity May Be Fading
by Kevin Whitelaw
When Rosemary Port, a New York blogger, used her anonymous posts to call a New York fashion model a "skank" and a "ho," she had no idea that her name would soon be plastered across the pages of the New York Post.
In Port's case, it took a court order to reveal her identity, but the Internet, which gained a reputation for being an anarchic and wild place in its early years, is becoming less and less anonymous in many ways.
Anonymity Backlash
Some of the change is cultural.
Top officer says US bungling Muslim outreach
WASHINGTON – The U.S. military is bungling its outreach to the Muslim world and squandering good will by failing to live up to its promises, the nation's highest-ranking military officer wrote Friday. Adm.Happiness Is ... Being Old, Male and Republican
Happiness Is ... Being Old, Male and Republican LiveScience.com robert Roy Britt (Yahoo news) editorial Director livescience.com – Mon May 18, 9:16 am ET Americans grow happier as they age, surveys find. And a new Pew Research Center survey shows the tendency is holding up as the economy tanks.Recession Has Us Redefining Luxury
Americans are paring down the list of familiar household appliances they say they can't live without, according to a new national survey by the Pew Research Center's Social & Demographic Trends project. Microwaves, televisions and even home air conditioning don’t seem as necessary as they once did. In fact, we’re beginning to see them as luxuries In the past decade, the public's luxury-versus-necessity perceptual boundaries had been moving in the other direction - the share of adults who considered a microwave a necessity was just 32% in 1996.
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