Study: Most U.S. doctors believe in God

This kind of story continues to amaze me, in that the people who've been so educated seem to be so clueless about life in general, and about the history of their field, specifically. Most of the giants of discovery in science and medicine throughout time have been believers. Their quest for knowledge was fueled by their faith. They wanted to understand God better, by getting a better understanding of His creation.
The very concepts of "laws of nature" or "laws of physics" imply a Lawgiver. The fact that these laws are predictable, immutable, and absolute, demands that there is an order to the universe. Who ordered it?

The AP story I found on Yahoo! and linked-to above is about a study conducted by the University of Chicago, based on responses to questionnaires mailed in 2003.

"In the survey of 1,044 doctors nationwide, 76 percent said they believe in God, 59 percent said they believe in some sort of afterlife, and 55 percent said their religious beliefs influence how they practice medicine."

This is encouraging, too: "Dr. J. Edward Hill, president of the American Medical Association, said religion and medicine are completely compatible..."

Here and here are interesting commentaries on the subject, courtesy of Chuck Colson's Breakpoint program from Prison Fellowship.

I really don't understand the "either/or" mentality that seems to be governing so many people in quite a few areas of life these days. And quite often, the "either/ors" are the same people that condemn Christians for being so absolutist. Where's the nuance?

Brad