[quote]The thing is, most of these scientists tend to be very moderate, and even though their very life work might reveal things that contradict religious scripture, they still hold onto those beliefs.[/quote] [url=http://scienceblogs.com/interactions/2007/07/18/on-science-religion-and-compar/]Good read on the subject.[/url]. In the areas where religion and science collide (age of Earth, origin of species, origin of stars, and the existence of an recent global flood), religious scientists are forced to either compartmentalize or compromise. You can try to believe both, just not at the same time, or you can find a way to change your interpretation of one or both to be compatible. Many modern day Christians have come to take the flood, Adam and Eve, and creation as more allegory than literal truth. For me, I found that approach problematic, as it raises questions about the validity of anything Biblical. If you believe some of the "infallible word of God" is false, what good reason is there to believe any of it? There are also modern day Christians that try to cherry pick science that may seem to support Biblical story. This, I also find problematic because it ignores contrary evidence and arguments rely on trying to find any fault in current theory as evidence of another, and that's just not how the process works.