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To: koan who wrote (778119)	4/2/2014 7:43:01 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1573922

Big new study of scientists and religion that koan doesn't want to know about: ...... The study also found that 18 percent of scientists attended weekly religious services, compared with 20 percent of the general U.S. population; 15 percent consider themselves very religious (versus 19 percent of the general U.S. population); 13.5 percent read religious texts weekly (compared with 17 percent of the U.S. population); and 19 percent pray several times a day (versus 26 percent of the U.S. population). ...... Ecklund found another counterintuitive result in the survey. The conventional wisdom is that religious people who work in science will have more doubts about their faith, but the survey revealed the opposite: Evangelical scientists practice religion more than evangelical Protestants in the general population. “Those scientists who identify as evangelical are more religious than regular American evangelicals who are not in science,” Ecklund said. “Evangelical scientists feel that they’ve been put under pressure or they find themselves in what they view to be more hostile environments,” she said. “They potentially see themselves as more religious, because they’re seeing the contrast between the two groups all the time.” RUS is the largest study of American views on religion and science. It includes the nationally representative survey of more than 10,000 Americans, more than 300 in-depth interviews with Christians, Jews and Muslims — more than 140 of whom are evangelicals — and extensive observations of religious centers in Houston and Chicago. ..... - See more at: news.rice.edu The study was by a professor of sociology at Rice University in Houston. From a write up in Christianity Today: 17% of American scientists call themselves evangelicals compared to 23% of the general population. 25% of American scientists are mainline Protestants compared to 27% of the general population. 19% of American scientists are Catholics compared to 24% of the general population 4% of American scientists are Jews compared to 2% of the general population. 24% of American scientsts are atheists/agnostics/no religion compared to 16% of the general population. 11% of American scientists call themselves Other (whatever that means) compared to 9% of the general population.

To: koan who wrote (778119)	4/2/2014 7:53:25 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573922

>> What you don't get is that government is a manifestation of democracy i.e. our collective decisions. You are naive. Do you think the ACA is a "manifestation of democracy" or has anything to do with our "collective decisions"? Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and Barack Obama made that decision. Against the will of the people as is now so evidently on display, where only 1/3 of the Senators who voted for it will still be in office after this election. Where our constitution was violated in the creation of the law, and the law itself so bad the president cannot enforce it for fear of political devastation. The result is some 30 provisions have been "waived" illegally. Democracy, indeed. >> And why make it illegal to get the same drugs from Canada if a person can get them cheaper there.. Big pharma wanted that provision so they could charge everyone more. That is where paid lobbyists come in handy. The Democrats could have easily dealt with this issue as part of ACA but they (all Democrats) chose not to. Personally, I don't care about reimportation, but the reality is that Americans have to foot the bill if they want to be the world's innovators. And if we don't do it, the rest of the world cannot be counted on, because so many governments are price controlling the drugs they buy. So, it really comes down to whether you want to have access to new life-saving drugs or not. If you do, it is on us to pay the lion's share. >> A corporation is a "sociopathic" artificial business that does not have a right to set prices unless society gives it that right. Prices are generally set by markets. Drug prices are convoluted as a result of many nation's price controls, but they are still set in the US by markets. If you knew anything at all about economics you would realize that no business (corporation or otherwise) is allowed by a free market to raise prices. Markets will seek alternatives. It is primarily when government fucks with markets that you get these convolutions -- and health care is a big one. Kill Medicare/Medicaid and you won't have them.