Religion conflicting with science

[Angrboda]

You really think a man who is a Christian is not going to follow the nature and physical laws of nuclear material when designing a reactor or any of the working parts the material is housed in, really. You really believe these men could keep their jobs if they ignored the science of their field. Do these men believe in evolution, no, they have looked at the evidence and find it faulty, yet they do live by the sciences in their fields.

Yes, I'm quite sure your engineering friends are quite competent and conscientious about applying what they know of the science of radioactivity in their jobs, just not when it comes to dating rocks. Thanks for providing a poignant example of the conflict between religion and science. For what it's worth, I don't consider engineers to be scientists. I'm reminded of the Dilbert cartoon in which the garbage collector is showing Dilbert some errors in his calculations which were on pieces of paper in the trash. Dilbert replied that he was amazed that the man was a garbage collector. The garbage collector replied that he was amazed that Dilbert was an engineer. To paraphrase Richard Feynman, a scientist speaking outside of his field is likely as dumb as the next guy.