Would you by chance happen to enjoy ice fishing at all ? <| sep |> Religious belief is not incompatible with the practice of science , it ' s just that religion has no place in the scientific process . As long as a scientist can design and execute experiments that help us gather evidence or test predictions then it doesn ' t really matter what the scientist actually believes religious or otherwise . The reason why some might say science is incompatible with religion is that many scientific observations contradict certain religious ideas e . g . the earth is 6000 years old , while many other religious ideas are simply outside the scope of scientific investigation e . g . the claim that god is omniscient cannot be tested by science . Also , there isn ' t really anything to debate here . Religious scientists are not unusual , though they are a minority .