<p>“a mindset that inclines them to take more extreme conservative and religious positions.”</p>
<p>I just have to say: What the [beep]? Engineers are probably more driven towards atheism/agnosticism/irreligion than any of the other majors (besides the hard sciences) because of their strong background in science and appreciation for it, which means they would be less likely to fall for religious extremism. Yes, they tend to be conservative politically, but it is more of a libertarian strain of conservatism than mainstream conservatism, i.e. fiscally conservative, not socially/religiously conservative. This is the way it is in the U.S. anyway. But ditching PC-ness here… we all know it is overwhelmingly Muslims that are involved in this. It is different for them (engineers being more religious)?</p>