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In fact, according to this poll, http://www.people-press.org/2009/07/09/s...-religion/

Over 50% of scientists believe in God or a higher power.

That statistic is a bit disingenuous - 33% say they believe in God, and 18% "say they believe in a universal spirit or higher power". I'm not sure how you can just add those two percentages together and call it a day. In fact, I'm not sure how you even equate "believing in God" (with a capital "G") to "believing in a universal spirit or higher". The former suggests a definite religious opinion, while the latter shows a more scientific opinion. One can't disprove that a "universal spirit or higher" exists, and the universe is (essentially) limitless - so there is a really good probability that something akin to a "god" (with a lower-case "g") is out there.

I'm also not sure how you can square away the fact that (from that poll) 48% of scientists say they have a religious affiliation, but only 33% of them believe in God. 15% of scientists must be what, Jedi?

And who do you call scientists? Only natural scientists or do you also consider university staff working in things like economy, law, languages etc. scientists.
Most chemists, physicists, biologist can rightly not combine their work with religion.