Although the idea of “theistic evolution” receives plenty of attention from the newsmedia, it clearly represents a fringe position among leading biologists. According to a 1998 survey of members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), nearly 95% of NAS biologists identify themselves as either atheists or agnostics, a percentage of unbelief far higher than in any other scientific discipline.
有神論進化論はニュースメディアから多くの関心を持たれているが、指導的な進化生物学者のなかで周辺的な位置にいる。1998年の調査によれば、National Academy of Sciencesの生物学者の95%は自らを無神論者あるいは不可知論者と回答しており、それは他の科学分野のどこよりも多い。
Religious Beliefs of Biology in the National Academy of Sciences
"National Academy of Sciences"の生物学者たちの宗教信仰
Atheists (無神論) 65%
Agnostics(不可知論) 29%
Theists (有神論) 6%
SOURCE: Larry Witham, Where Darwin Meets the Bible (New York: Oxford University Press, 2002), pp. 271-273.
Similarly, according to a 2003 Cornell survey of leading scientists in the field of evolution, 87% deny existence of God, 88% disbelieve in life after death, and 90% reject idea that evolution directed toward “ultimate purpose.”
同様に、2003年のCornellが行った、進化論の指導的科学者たちに対する世論調査で、87%が神の存在を否定し、88%が死後の世界を否定し、90%が進化が究極の目的に向かっているという考えを否定している
Beliefs of Leading Scientists in Field of Evolution
指導的な進化生物学者の宗教信仰
Deny Existence of God (神の存在を否定) 87%
Reject Life After Death (死後の世界を否定) 88%
Reject Directed Evolution (導かれた進化を否定) 90%
SOURCE: Gregory W. Graffin and William B. Provine, “Evolution, Religion and Free Will,” American Scientist, vol. 95 (July-August 2007), pp. 294-297; results of Cornell Evolution Project Survey.
Outside the circle of top biologists, the rates for atheism and agnosticism are somewhat lower, but they still are dramatically higher than the rates found in the general population. According to a national survey of faculty at both four-year and two-year colleges and universities published in 2007, more than 60% of all college biologists consider themselves atheists or agnostics.
トップクラスの生物学者の環の外では、無神論と不可知論の支持率は少し低めだが、一般人よりも劇的に高い。2007年に行われた4年制および2年制の単科大学および総合大学における世論調査では、すべての大学の生物学者の60%以上は、自らを無神論者または不可知論者と考えている。
Religious Unbelief of Biologists at 4-Year and 2 Year Colleges and Universities
大学の生物学者の宗教不信仰
Atheists or Agnostics (無神論あるいは不可知論) 61%
SOURCE: Neil Gross and Solon Simmons, “How Religious are America’s College and University Professors?” (Feb. 6, 2007) Available at
http://religion.ssrc.org/reforum/Gross_Simmons.pdf...
The rates of atheism and agnosticism are not quite as high among scientists outside the field of biology, but again, they are dramatically higher than what is found among the general population. According to a survey published in 2007 of college professors at the nation’s major research universities, nearly 64% of scientists at those institutions classified themselves as atheists or agnostics.
生物学以外の分野の科学者たちの無神論あるいは不可知論の支持率は、それほど高くないが、やはり一般人と比べれば劇的に高い。2007年の世論調査で主要な研究大学の大学教授のうち64%が、自らを無神論者または不可知論者と考えている。
Religious Unbelief of Scientists at Major Research Universities
主要な研究大学の科学者の宗教不信仰
Atheists (無神論) 34%
Agnostics (不可知論) 30%
SOURCE: Elaine Howard Ecklund, Religion and Spirituality among University Scientists, Feb. 5, 2007, p. 2. Available at
http://religion.ssrc.org/reforum/Ecklund.pdf.
In sum, Darwinian biologist Richard Dawkins, avowed atheist and author of The God Delusion, is far more representative of the beliefs of evolutionary biologists than Christian geneticist Francis Collins, author of The Language of God.
要するに、無神論者を自認する"God Delusion"の著者である、ダーウィン生物学者Richard Dawkinsは、"The Language of God"の著者であるキリスト教徒な遺伝学者Francis Collinsよりも、進化生物学者の信条をはるかによく表している。
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