Belief in Science scale [Gilad Feldman Research WIKI]

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====== Belief in Science scale ======
 

([[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3807800/|Farias, Newheiser, Kahane, & de Toledo, 2013, JESP]])

===== The scale =====

<blockquote>
  - Science provides us with a better understanding of the universe than does religion.
  - “In a demon-haunted world, science is a candle in the dark.” (Carl Sagan)
  - We can only rationally believe in what is scientiﬁcally provable.
  - Science tells us everything there is to know about what reality consists of.
  - All the tasks human beings face are soluble by science. 
  - The scientiﬁc method is the only reliable path to knowledge. 
  - The only real kind of knowledge we can have is scientiﬁc knowledge. 
  - Science is the most valuable part of human culture. 
  - Science is the most efﬁcient means of attaining truth. 
  - Scientists and science should be given more respect in modern society. 
</blockquote>