Science and Faith/Religion are NOT Mutually Exclusive

You didn't present an "Ipsum Esse" argument. Telling me, "See if you can wrap you factual mind about Ipsum Esse" is not an argument.An argument consists of premise(s) and a conclusion. Your conclusion is that "one can be a devout person of faith, and be a person of science with no conflict between the two ideas of faith/religion and science." How do you support this conclusion? By listing off great scientists who were men of faith. So, your argument is: "Look at all of these eminent scientists who were people of faith! Therefore, there is no conflict between faith/religion and science!"Obviously the Christian God is not a physical entity. No scientific experiment can prove or disprove the existence of a supernatural being (outside of our universe) that has the power to create universes. Nevertheless: to be a Christian, you must accept certain factual claims. These claims are matters of fact. Whether or not Jesus rose from the dead is a matter of fact. Whether or not Jesus walked on water is a matter of fact. Whether Mary was a virgin is a matter of fact. Is it reasonable to believe that Jesus rose from the dead? There must be some incredibly compelling evidence to support this belief, if it is to be considered "rational" or "scientific." Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. But there is no extraordinary evidence. Heck, the Gospels disagree with each other on the details of Jesus' resurrection. Still, Christians accept this factual claim on faith. This is irrational and unscientific.Christians don't just believe in "something" beyond the reality we perceive. Christianity is not divorced from scientific, factual claims. The Christian God is not just "something beyond" or "the foundation of reality" or anything like that...the Christian God is a personal God. The Christian God is one who (allegedly) created everything, loves the world, came to Earth in human form, performed miracles, told parables, was cruicifed, etc. Did Jesus perform miracles? This is not a "beyond" question. It's "yes" or "no"; a matter of fact. Was the universe designed by a supernatural intelligence? If so, should we not see some hallmarks of design? Again, this is a scientific question.Like I said: I don't care if every scientist in the world was a devout Catholic.To be a Catholic, you must accept certain claims (as the Absolute Truth) even though they aren't well-supported by evidence...or, even if they're contradicted by evidence. As a Christian, Dr. Francis Collins must accept that Jesus rose from the dead even though there is no compelling evidence to support this claim. That is not being "scientific."When faced with skepticism, Christians may alter their defintion of "God." They'll talk about God as some abstract "essence" rather than as a supernatural personality, which is how He is described in the Bible. Let's get real here. The Bible makes factual claims. Christian must accept certain factual claims, because they're essential to the Christian faith. It is unreasonable and unscientific for anyone to accept these claims. Just because (on one hand) you're a brilliant scientist, doesn't mean it's reasonable or scientific of you (on the other hand) to accept unsupported outlandish claims of any kind.