I&#x27;m a scientist (coincidentally, an empirical one) but I still don&#x27;t believe that all truth can be discovered scientifically -- that is, through repeatable data collection and experimentation. You can&#x27;t prove or disprove the existence of God by doing experiments.<p>Your worldview seems to be pretty close to Scientism (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Scientism" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Scientism</a>), which I think some would consider a religion in itself.<p>Sure, the problem of evil is an objection to religion, but follow your premise to its logical conclusion and good&#x2F;evil doesn&#x27;t exist at all. There is really no reason to want the world to be a better place, preserve the planet, and so on. Is that really a world you want to live in?<p>&gt; Religion is an artifact of one of the most ancient forms of control. Today, it is an institution used to espouse the morals of the elite.<p>Do you think so? At least in the United States, religion is generally seen as the domain of the less educated and impoverished, not the elite. Today, you and I are free to determine our own definitions of morality.<p>&gt; There is no evidence that bad people will be punished when they die. There is no evidence that the good will be rewarded.<p>Sure there is evidence. It&#x27;s just historical and relational. It&#x27;s not something that can be tested through the scientific method.