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Yet another example is the Salem Conjecture which notes that a large fraction of creationists with advanced degrees are engineers. Obviously, if you understand
by MichaelSalib 16y ago
Yet another example is the Salem Conjecture which notes that a large fraction of creationists with advanced degrees are engineers. Obviously, if you understand differential equations and studied heat transfer, you're perfectly well equipped to assess genomics and microphysiology!
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_hypothesis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_hypothesis
- DilipJ 16y agoThe engineers in question are probably Chemical Engineers. If my college experience was any indication, Chem Engineers are some of the most right-wing people you'll ever meet. I guess it's because a lot of them go into the petroleum industry, and since they don't want to bite the hands that feed them, they end up swallowing the entire conservative ideology (including skepticism towards evolution).
- starkfist 16y agoI've worked with loads of highly religious Christians, Jews and Muslims in web startups, both in the Bay Area and NYC. Chem Engineers are right-wing, though. Just wanted to point out that it's not just them...
- grandinj 16y agoGiven any large group people, a large fraction of the people with advanced degrees will be engineers. This is independent of the group itself. The more interesting question is, "does the fraction of engineers exceed the population fraction"?