Persons of deep faith have been, are, and can be great scientists.<p>See, for example, <i>Scientific Geniuses and Their Jesuit Collaborators</i>[1]. Not to mention that the author&#x27;s field (physical cosmology) was deeply influenced by a Catholic priest-scientist[2]. There are numerous other examples spanning the last few centuries, including our own.<p>Faith and reason ought to go together and are entirely compatible with one another – at least that&#x27;s the Catholic view, not new but recently articulated by Pope St. John Paul II.[3]<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.strangenotions.com&#x2F;scientific-geniuses-and-their-jesuit-collaborators&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.strangenotions.com&#x2F;scientific-geniuses-and-their-...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Georges_Lema%C3%AEtre" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Georges_Lema%C3%AEtre</a><p>[3] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;w2.vatican.va&#x2F;content&#x2F;john-paul-ii&#x2F;en&#x2F;encyclicals&#x2F;documents&#x2F;hf_jp-ii_enc_14091998_fides-et-ratio.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;w2.vatican.va&#x2F;content&#x2F;john-paul-ii&#x2F;en&#x2F;encyclicals&#x2F;doc...</a><p>[&amp;] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Fides_et_Ratio" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Fides_et_Ratio</a>