You: what percent of evolutionists are theistic evolutionists
Leo AI: Among professional evolutionary biologists, the percentage who identify as theistic evolutionists (believing that God guides or intervenes in the evolutionary process) is extremely low, typically estimated at less than 5%.
A comprehensive 2003 survey of 149 "eminent" evolutionary scientists (members of national academies) found that only 4.7% described themselves as holding any degree of theism. Within that small group:
Only *two** scientists (approx. 1.3%) identified as "full theists."
* Two identified as "more theistic than naturalistic."
* Three identified as "theistic naturalists."
The vast majority of those who believed in God identified as *deists** (believing in an impersonal creator who does not intervene), rather than theistic evolutionists https://www.americanscientist.org/article/evolution-religion-and-free-will.
Broader surveys of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 1998 showed similar trends, with only about 5% of NAS biologists believing in a personal God, and an even smaller fraction holding to theistic evolution specifically https://www.discovery.org/a/10171/.
In contrast, the majority of evolutionary biologists (roughly 78–80%) identify as naturalists or atheists, viewing evolution as a purely material process without divine intervention https://www.americanscientist.org/article/evolution-religion-and-free-will https://www.discovery.org/a/10171/. While theistic evolution is a common view among the general public (with polls suggesting 30–40% of Americans hold a version of it), it remains a marginal position within the professional scientific community studying evolution https://www.icr.org/content/theistic-evolution-and-creation-evolution-controversy.
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