Faith, by definition, is acceptance of a fact without proof. Science, now more so than ever, is about drawing conclusions from hard data. So it it really no wonder that scientists largely reject faith. What is remarkable is the hostility to religion that many scientists show.
I think there are two reasons for this. One is the attitude of condescension academics take towards ordinary people. Today, classes are being taught that claim the only reason ordinary Americans are, by and large, not Marxists is because they are brainwashed by corporate controlled media. It is understandable that someone coming from this environment would become very irritated when confronted with a conflicting belief held by these same brainwashed idiots.
Another reason is the stridency of anti-evolution advocates. People of faith are not without blame. Evolution is a clever theory with a great deal of data backing it up. It is the cornerstone of modern biology, and with it modern medicine. The fact that anyone would suggest that “intelligent design” a theory with no actual substance that literally cannot be disproven and has not a single shred of data to support it is somehow equal to the theory of evolution is infuriating. Furthermore, since intelligent design has no substance and can’t be disproven, it is impossible to draw any conclusions from it. You can never say “intelligent design implies this other fact, because if this fact were false so would be the theory of intelligent design.” That is, it will never be useful for predicting other aspects of the world, which is the entire point of a scientific theory. So a large reason for the hostility to religion displayed by some scientists is the encroachment of religion into the realm of science without any apparent respect for the rules and process of science.
Perhaps if the bible had a works cited page, everyone could get along.
