Are you, or have you ever been religious, and how has your work influenced this?

Question: Are you, or have you ever been religious, and how has your work influenced this?

Asked by pipkins to Chris, Kay, Kerstin, Lorna, Liv on 17 Mar 2010 in Categories: Theories.
- Kerstin Zechner answered on 17 Mar 2010:
  
  I used to be a bit religious when I was younger. I think my work and being surrounded by other scientists has definitely moved me away from religion. Science allows us to learn and understand, whereas I feel religion doesn’t really support that.
- Kay Penicud answered on 17 Mar 2010:
  
  Yep, I’ve been a Christian since I was 14.
  
  The more time I spend in the lab the more I see how complicated but beautiful our world and bodies are, and that makes me more sure they’ve been designed.
- Olivia Hibbitt answered on 19 Mar 2010:
  
  Hi pipkins,
  
  I was brought up catholic and we went to church quite a bit. I suppose I believe in something, maybe, but I don’t really like the idea of organised religion so I don’t go to church anymore. I don’t think that science and religion need to be separate though!! Science observes the natural world, I don’t think that has much to do with believing in a higher something!
- Chris Needham answered on 19 Mar 2010:
  
  No. Never been religious,a nd I don’t think taht this has influenced my work

Question: Are you, or have you ever been religious, and how has your work influenced this?