Reply #43: It's an apples and oranges kind of thing.

[jeepnstein]

Any scientist who advanced a theory without rock solid data that could withstand the merciless scrutiny of his peers would quickly find himself unemployed. Scientists often view every aspect of their lives through the lens of the Scientific Method. For some the Scientific Method has to be so firmly adhered to as to resemble a religion. Difference is, in science nothing is sacred.

Any religious believer who stated that they had tangible evidence of the existence of God, well, they'd be lying. It'll never happen unless God chooses to reveal the evidence. The Bible is a history of the Hebrew people, of sorts, of the times when the rules of nature got monkeyed with just a wee bit. A religious believer will accept that these events are the exception and not the norm. Talking donkeys, flaming swords, pillars of salt, manna; the list goes on and on. So we have religion, which states that the laws of nature can be broken by the One who wrote the laws.

It's up to you to decide for yourself. I know scientists who are quite religious. I also know believers who have no problem with the Scientific Method. And then you have people who just go out of their way to stir up conflict where none needs to exist.