Okay, my turn to make conciliatory gestures and noises...I think that science is like magic for everyday people. You put a bowl of soup into a microwave and zap it gets hot. Or you turn the key to your car and vroom it gets you to where you're going. Now a scientific mind may have a grasp of some of the consequences of things and construct instruments accordingly but I have never seen any evidence as to WHY these phenomena occur. Religion is all about why? What is the underlying purpose behind things? Thus they lie in two mutually distinct fields, one seeks to extend the functionality of tools and techniques the other seeks to deal with the nature of existence for human beings. One has too much perspective the other is immersed in daily living and is not open to objective reasoning. And just like magic scientists can be black or white, obsessing with power, smugness and superiority or seeking to facilitate daily living. Thus both science and spirituality are dangerous because of pride. But both are necessary. Let's face it its unrealistic not to believe in God and its an affront to human curiousity not to pursue science.......