Science looks for things to disprove current theory, Religion looks for
things to re-inforce its current theory.
I'm not going to dispute the central point here. In general science does not rest on its current discoveries; it continues to assert hypothesis and test those to see if they yield new results. Theology does not operate in that manner -- it does not set out to disprove itself.
There's a fundamental difference here. The basic assumption of science is that all things are subject to potential disproving. Theology is based on a cornerstone that cannot be disproved -- the existence and nature of God. At the very core of Theology is a belief that God exists, based on an understanding of his general and specific revelation. The focus is fundamentally different.
Science is an important part of this world. But science cannot save us from what in our hearts we fear the most. I cannot prove that. But I know it.
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