I grew up with parents that held religious beliefs but were also capable of accepting science. As I grew older and learned a bit more I learned to accept the fact that there is religion and then there is Religion. The latter is rigid and closed while the former is a personal belief system rooted in "faith". You cannot reasonably analyze "faith" with science as they are too completely separate ways of thinking. With "faith" I can believe in a creator, call that construct GOD or whatever. I can believe without obstructing my belief in science. There is an interesting statement in the Baha'i Faith that says "religion without science is superstition". I cannot prove the existence of God or the "soul" or any of the other faith-based beliefs. But I don't have to prove them. These beliefs do not, in any way, impede my acceptance of evolution or quantum physics or astronomy. If there is a Creator, then I believe it's power is such that it could create in ways I can't even begin to imagine, let alone understand. It's only when you begin confusing science and faith that the walls suddenly appear. I'm content with both my faith and my science.
Harry Booker