Drich, there is no rule within the scientific community saying you can't believe in a god or gods. A few prominent scientists have. No-one in this thread has said you can't be a scientist and religious, you are putting words in our mouths. All that has been said is that science and religion don't gel well together, for reasons including the methodology some religious scientists use.
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. - J.R.R Tolkien