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Engineers tend to view themselves as much less liberal and slightly more conservative than the general public, according to a recent survey of over 1,200 readers of MACHINE DESIGN and Electronic Design magazines. The same survey also found that engineers say they are more likely to be Republican (42.1%) or Independent (33.7%) voters, as opposed to Democrats (14.5%). And although over a third of the engineers think Republicans represent the best interests of the engineering community better than Democrats, a majority of engineers (48.1%) believe neither party is really on the side of engineers.
And yet most scientists, another group of hard thinkers and math users, tend to be more liberal than the general public. The only conclusion we can draw from this is that educated people tend to be more aware of their political beliefs than the general public
And yet most scientists, another group of hard thinkers and math users, tend to be more liberal than the general public.
The difference is the scientist has the option for failure. A engineer has to deal with absolutes, they can't engineer a bridge and to see if it's going to work. It has to work.
And yet most scientists, another group of hard thinkers and math users, tend to be more liberal than the general public. The only conclusion we can draw from this is that educated people tend to be more aware of their political beliefs than the general public
Most "scientists" depend on governmental funding, if they are not employed by government to begin with. Many of them have never left schools in their entire life.
Last edited by Bettafish; 08-26-2013 at 12:50 AM..
The difference is the scientist has the option for failure. A engineer has to deal with absolutes, they can't engineer a bridge and to see if it's going to work. It has to work.
A pharmaceutical scientist has to come up with the right chemical composition and dose of a medication, otherwise his medication is going to seriously maim or kill the client. Engineers aren't the only ones that have to work with absolutes.
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Originally Posted by Bettafish
Most "scientist" depend on governmental funding, if they are not employed by government to begin with. Many of them have never left schools in their entire life.
So? My brother-in-law owns his own business and has gotten state and local government contracts before. So far, he hasn't turned into a liberal. Doesn't mean anything.
I think there's another reason.
Most engineers are men, however quite a few biologists and chemists are women.
The vast majority are also white, with some Asians.
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