Wilmington, Del., Feb 23, 2010 / 22:40 pm
A new survey reports that college professors were more likely than the general population to think that the Ten Commandments are totally irrelevant and to disagree that the Bible is the Word of God, but they were also more likely to disagree that religion and science typically conflict.
Professors were more likely to think abortion should be available for any reason, more likely to support co-ed dormitories, and more likely to oppose prayer in public school. They also were more likely to agree that educators should “instill more doubt in students and reject certainty.”
The survey of 2,508 Americans was conducted by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) based in Wilmington, Delaware. It asked 39 questions intended to evaluate the impact of a college education on people’s beliefs.
However, the report did not address the issue of selection bias, because of which people with certain beliefs may be more likely to seek higher education.