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Originally Posted by woot
"Elite" and "Competent" are not synonyms. But yes, it is a fact that there is a negative correlation between success in research and god belief. This does not mean that one can't be a successful scientist and religious; there are many examples of this. It just means that it tends not to be the case.
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I submit you and woot are narrowly defining scientist to mean research scientists who join trendy organizations to have a good looking resume.
Are scientists who develop inventions but who do not engage in traditional research elite? hey, they're often doing something practical.
Are scientists who got great grades but decided to go teach high school also not elite?
I could go on, but let's state woot's case as crassly as he is, "Only smart dudes don''t believe in God, and really dumb people like y'all believe in God, it's scientifically proven."