And education is good. Gradually, through their years in college, they come to accept science. But to do this they often conclude they must reject their religious beliefs. She is very religious, but she said that she thought that science proved her religious beliefs untenable. I want to show students like her that these are two different realms of human experience.
Scientific knowledge is one way of knowing, and religious knowledge is another.
There is not necessarily a conflict between them. There is nothing evangelical about Ayala's religious behavior. In fact, he refuses to say even whether or not he believes in God and whether, or in what ways, he worships these days. He is evangelical, however, about promoting the philosophical compatibility of scientific knowledge and methods and religious faith. He compares religious insights to artistic ones.