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Most Unaffiliated Say Religion and Science Often Conflict, but Few Say Personal Beliefs Conflict With Science
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- Religion and Science
- Most Americans Say Science and Religion Conflict, But Fewer Say Their Own Beliefs Conflict With Science
- Least Religiously Observant Are Most Likely to Say Science and Religion Are Often in Conflict
- Most Unaffiliated Say Religion and Science Often Conflict, but Few Say Personal Beliefs Conflict With Science
- Public Closely Divided on Role of Churches in Science Policy Debates
- Differences by Frequency of Church Attendance Occur on Evolution, Animal Research and Genetic Modification
- Differences Among Religious Groups Occur Especially on Evolution, Energy Issues
- For Most Americans Personal Religious Beliefs Do Not Conflict With Science
- Most Unaffiliated Perceive Science and Religion as Often in Conflict
- Fewer Today See Science as Conflicting With Their Own Religious Beliefs
- A Minority of Public Says Science and Personal Religious Beliefs Conflict
- Perceived Conflict With Science in Views About Creation of the Universe, Evolution
- Most White Evangelicals and Black Protestants Say Churches Should Express Views on Scientific Policy Issues
- Wide Differences Among Religious Group in Views on Evolution
- Majority of Unaffiliated Believe Evolution Occurred Through Natural Processes
- Most Adults in Religious Traditions Say Scientists Agree on Evolution; White Evangelicals Are Closely Divided
- Views Vary on Scientific Consensus About Creation of Universe
- Most Americans Say Genetic Modification to Increase Intelligence Takes Advances Too Far
- Public Is Closely Divided Over Using Genetic Modification To Reduce Disease Risk
- Wide Agreement About Using Bioengineering to Create Artificial Organs for Transplants
- Majority of Blacks Oppose Access to Experimental Drugs Before Fully Tested
- Most Americans Say Childhood Vaccines Should Be Required
- Most Adults See GM Foods as Unsafe; and Believe Scientists Lack a Clear Understanding About Health Effects of GM Crops
- More Black Protestants, Hispanic Catholics Say Foods Grown With Pesticides Are Unsafe
- U.S. Adults Closely Split on Use of Animals in Scientific Research
- More Hispanic Catholics, Unaffiliated Say Earth Is Warming Due to Human Activity
- Perceptions of Scientists’ Views on the Cause of the Earth’s Warming Have Changed Over Time
- Perceptions of Scientific Consensus on Climate Change
- More Support for Offshore Drilling Among White Evangelical and Mainline Protestants
- Majority of Black Protestants and Unaffiliated Oppose Building More Nuclear Power Plants
- Most Americans Support the Use of Genetically Engineered Plant Fuel to Replace Gasoline
- Those Unaffiliated With Religion Say Global Population Growth Will Be a Major Problem
- Majority of All Major Religious Groups Say Space Station Has Been a Good Investment
- Majority of Americans Think Human Astronauts Are Essential to U.S. Space Exploration
- Views About Government Investment in Science, Engineering
- Most Say Government Funding is Key Scientific Progress
- Margins of Error
- Support for Fracking Is Lower Among the Unaffiliated, Hispanic Catholics