Why is it rare to see a physicist who believe in God?

Question

The number of the physicists who are agnostic that heard of my whole life are countable by the fingers; and you see one who believe in God once seen a blue moon. Medical doctors are those who believe the most, in respect with the other fields in science. for some odd reason. Why is it rare to see a physicist who believe in God?

Answer 1

The main reason is that they tend to see science and religion as being at odds with one another which is total nonsense.  It's the same as people who believe in God but refuse to believe certain things that are scientific facts.  For example, scientists tend to think that The Big bang proves there is no God and some people by contrast think that since there is a God it means the Big Bang could not have happened.  They both happen to be wrong and very closed minded.

Answer 2

Because most wish to disprove god yet not all do Einstein was one of the greats and he was a very strong believer yet the thing is religion and science are the same just science is more complex e.g. Genesis 1:3 "And God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light" and sciences say in the beginning there was the big bang and explosions create light, yet try explaining that to people 2000 years ago who can't write there own name

Answer 3

Actually it isn't all that rare. I'd say maybe 40% of the physicists and scientists I've know, I knew to have some religious affiliation.

Answer 4

They try to cure delusion

Answer 5

because scientists base their knowledge on facts....although this always struck me as odd because they will argue the existence of god because there is no proof he existed other then the written word but then i promise you none of them have seen king henry the viii either yet they will swear to his existence

Answer 6

It's not anywhere near as rare as you seem to think, but scientists are definitely less religious than the mainstream population.  The reason, as best as I can tell, goes to childhood when misguided Sunday school teachers and so forth told budding scientists that basic scientific concepts were wrong because they were at odds with the Bible.  The average person's understanding of the Bible is nonsense, and so an objective observer watching things being explained that way would clearly pick up on the nonsensical roots.

In theory, scientists should be well aware that something like religion, which by necessity has no observable consequences (from a Christian perspective, faith is meaningless if the existence of God can be proven, and then there can be no salvation through faith...) is no more likely false than true.

Answer 7

Read the Bible.  It is full of contradictions.  It says that GOD created Earth and that the stars are lights, not other stars.  

A physicist have seen that the Bible is wrong and the universe is large full of trillions of stars.  Earth is not the center of the universe and humans are just a speck in this vast universe, not the reasons it exists!

Answer 8

Science and religion are opposed, so a man who knows such a deep science well knows that there's no proof God exists. He knows much about the basic operation of the universe and sees that the Bible is primitive ignorance.

Answer 9

As a physicist I can say that its a not a matter of belief but a matter of adhering to the definition of God as presented by religion, as a "honey pumping fairy" which is not supported by facts nor feelings. However scientists have different definitions depicting a precise developing force (Irreducible complexity, Fine-tuned universe, Intelligent design) that acts outside our direct perception. I think most scientists believe in a Purposeful Operator that is concealed, and many spend their efforts awaiting to reveal it.

Answer 10

The more you learn about the natural world, the more you don't need a god for it to exist.