Only 9% of scientists call themselves conservative.

[BolivarianHero]

http://people-press.org/report/528/

52% call themselves "liberal".

[mike_c]

1. that's consistent with my experience....

I won't speculate about the reasons.

[pscot]

3. It's the monthly check they get from George Soros

to fund their nasty global warming conspiracy.

[Bonhomme Richard]

2. What would a conservative scientist be? Oxymoron.

[kestrel91316]

4. And that 9% is probably mostly old-school fiscal conservatives and not

fundigelicals.

[madinmaryland]

5. To be a scientist, you must be able to think, which is obviously something

that the con's don't have.

[stray cat]

6. many scientists depend on government funding - ie taxes

including myself. So if we want jobs we better have a government who believes in investing in research, development and education

[RagAss]

7. Yup....what does that tell ya?

[Fumesucker]

8. And only 9% of Americans think Obama is too conservative..

Coincidence?

[Klukie]

9. To be a scientist, one needs to be open to new possibilities and change

Conservatives tend not to have this quality.

[KansasVoter]

10. Wow, and they are really smart. Hmmm.......wonder what that means???

[Nevernose]

11. So people who examine/evaluate evidence & then come to logical conclusions...

Are more likely to be liberal than conservative? Who could have imagined such a statistic?
:)

[scheming daemons]

12. Scientists makes judgements based on evidence, not on "feelings"

That's why they see that reality has a "liberal bias".

[slutticus]

13. And 39% call themselves normal

Yuk yuk yuk

:hide:

[Nikia]

14. Could global warming denying be part of the reason?

That seems to be a popular position amongst conservatives lately.

[Martin Eden]

15. A freeper would call that proof that science can be dismissed as liberal propaganda

That's pretty much how their brains work.

[Canuckistanian]

16. And that 9% probably work for Exxon or BP

It's lucrative work, I hear.

[Moostache]

17. Try Monsanto...

That is one evil collection of fuckers over there.

[Canuckistanian]

20. Yes, absolutely

Any scientist who works for them has abandoned the teachings of his/her ethics courses in college.

[Curmudgeoness]

18. Since "conservative" today equals "anti-science", I am not

surprised. Anti-evolution, anti-climate change, pro-creation, human superiority---all "conservative" thinking. Makes me wonder about that 9% and who they are.

Let's get the 9% together and sacrifice a virgin to the volcano.

[Ramulux]

19. This should be a story

I have heard of studies like this before which make it very clear that there are few conservatives in positions which require real intellectual prowess. I wonder how many of these have to come out for people to realize that this country is being run by dumb-asses who are not the people who are making this country great and making technological and academic breakthroughs.

Its always so strange because I go to school and no one is a conservative, there are no republicans and for example in my international relations class we make fun of the right on a daily basis.