You ask people, do you pray to [a person or] God. If you say yes to that, you're religious by, presumably, anybody's standards of your conduct. And it's the yes to that question that applies to 40% of scientists. So, there're plenty of atheists who are scientists or not scientists. There maybe a conflict but many people in this country coexist in both worlds.
![You ask people, do you pray to [a person or] God. If you say yes to that, you're religious by, presumably, anybody's standards of your conduct. And it's the yes to that question that applies to 40% of scientists. So,](http://cdn.myquotes.org/images/neil-degrasse-tyson/you-ask-people-do-you-pray-to-a-person-or-god-if-you-say-yes-to-that-youre-religious-by.jpg)