&gt; Religious belief betrays at least a partial rejection of what science even is.<p>No, it doesn&#x27;t. (I would argue that <i>that</i> statement betrays a misunderstanding of what science -- or religious belief -- is.)<p>There&#x27;s no fundamental conflict between science and religious belief, even in principle. There can be a conflict between science and <i>particular</i> religious beliefs, and a conflict between a quasi-religious scientism and other religious belief, but that&#x27;s a different thing.