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>>Then how do you explain the large number of people who are both scientists
>>and are religious?  Surely there is a sizeable number of such people.
>>They apparently feel that science has important things to say about
>>some areas of life, and religion has important things to say about other
>>areas of life.
>
>I wouldn't try to explain this since I have no idea what the number of 
>religious scientist is, nor do I know of a reputable study of this issue.  
>My own guess (hope) is that the number is small.  I personally consider 
>the phrase "religious scientist" an oxymoron. -AR.

   I have no hard numbers either, but my experience suggests that if you 
consider the number to be small you must have your eyes shut.  The data 
would be difficult to analyze for most mainline denominations, since many 
people who will reject the tenets of the church they will grew up in, and 
who haven't attended a church for 30 years will continue to call themselves 
Catholic etc, and would be quite offended by any suggestion that their 
beliefs and actions would warrant removal of that title.  Evangelical 
christianity would seem much easier to quantify, since when a persons 
beliefs or actions become inconsistent with the church they are more likely 
to detach themselves from the title.  I have just completed my Ph.D. in a 
fairly large semiconductor lab.  By my estimate 30% of the lab were 
evangelical (evangelicals make up only 5% of the Canadian population), and 
if you add Moslems, Bhuddists and Hindu's the number exceeds 50% without yet 
even trying to count the mainline adherents.  My experiences elsewhere have 
not been in such a large group, but suggest similar results.
   Why you would guess, much less hope, that the number is small is beyond 
me.  Your attitude certainly suggests that you not likely to be taking the 
data you do get with an open mind.