Reply #18: ...whereas among our smartest scientists, atheism is more common...

[NorthernSpy]

... than religious belief.

http://www.atheists.org/flash.line/atheism6.htm

Indeed, disbelief seems more pronounced among what Leuba defined as the "greater" scientists, reaching the 90% mark in the new study. "NAS biologists are the most skeptical," notes Larson and Witham, "with 95% of our respondents (NAS) evincing atheism and agnosticism." Similarly, as intellectual historian Paul K. Conkin observes, "Today the higher the educational attainment, or the higher the scores earned on intelligence or achievement tests, the less likely are individuals to be Christians."

Interesting. I hope America's believing majority will consider that before they start in with the usual atheist-bashing.