I must completely disagree with this, for reasons expressed in my Butter Thread.

I started the thread because:
a) I like soft butter that will more easily melt on toast
b) I like butter spread evenly on toast. Why have butter on toast if there will be areas with no butter on it?

Plus, if I just place pads of cold butter in places on the toast, I assume that there will be heat transfer, and the overall temperature of the toast will drop. I don't much like cold toast.

However, I must concede to the results of the poll, as twice the amount of people who leave it out said that they leave the butter in the fridge. So I suppose the scientists would be right in saying "most" people. But don't forget us 34%!!