Only 6% of Scientists Republican, 55 Percent Democrat

[SteelerEmpire]

Absolutely amazing.

Article:

Hmm...what, if any, conclusions can be drawn from the Pew Research Survey indicating that a mere six percent of American scientists call themselves Republican? One might conclude they are non-political, except 55 percent are Democrats. And even more telling are some of the stats that compare scientists with the general public...

LINK: http://voices.yahoo.com/only-six-percent-scientists-republican-55-percent-4265823.html?cat=9

[zulater]

Get back to us when you got the stat on engineers. You know, the people who actually do something, rather than just think about doing something.

[SteelerEmpire]

Yep. There is a difference. Wonder why?

LINK: http://machinedesign.com/news/politics-engineers

[zulater]

Thanks for the link confirming it. I was being grumpy, didn't really expect an answer. :lol: Though the answer doesn't surprise me. There's thinkers and do'ers in the world. Thinkers look at life in the abstract. Failure is a major part of a scientists life. Trial and error. Time is a secondary concern, if at all.

Do'ers are pratical and results oriented. Failure is unacceptable. Delay is posion.

[fansince'76]

A Yahoo blog piece from September of 2009? Actually had to dig that far back to find another "confirmation" of the "liberal = smart, conservative = stupid" meme that's been hammered on by the media pretty much nonstop since Hopey took office? :coffee:

[st33lersguy]

Thanks for the link confirming it. I was being grumpy, didn't really expect an answer. :lol: Though the answer doesn't surprise me. There's thinkers and do'ers in the world. Thinkers look at life in the abstract. Failure is a major part of a scientists life. Trial and error. Time is a secondary concern, if at all.

Do'ers are pratical and results oriented. Failure is unacceptable. Delay is posion.

Couldn't have said it better myself

[Mach1]

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[Seven]

Cool story.

[ALLD]

What is the percentage of Republicans who collect welfare and food stamps?

[Godfather]

Bunch of hacks. They call the R's anti-science flat earthers. I'd take their position seriously if their Messiah didn't insist on putting food in our gas tanks, or ignore the majority of scientific research on the effectiveness of mammograms.