Does having faith in God and science contradict?

No there is no contradiction, there are even 'scientific' observations made in the Bible, such as the fact that the earth is a sphere (Is 40:22), the earth is suspended in space (Job 26:7), and that the hare chews it's cud (Lev 11:6)

God beliefs are based solely on belief, fact just confuse issues. Science is based on verifiable facts. Beliefs simply confuse. So question is can the religious respect the right of those that accept facts over beliefs. Science has proven to be a boon over religion that has done as much as possible to hinder progress. Religion is by it's very nature evil , and science has proven many time to be good,fallible yes unlike religion which is never wrong. Some day religion will be cast on the dust heap of history, the truth will set mankind free of religion. And science will give us the truth.

Are science and Christianity allies or adversaries? What happened, however, during the second half of the twentieth century was that historian and philosophers of science came to realize that this supposed history of warfare is a myth. As Charles Thaxton and Nancy Pearcey point out in their book ‘The Soul of Science,’ for more than three hundred years between the rise of modern science in the 1500s and the late 1800s, the relationship between science and religion can best be described as an alliance. Books that argue that they are adversaries are now regarded as something of a bad joke, a one-sided and distorted piece of propaganda. Today they are cited only as an example of how not to do history of science.

Historians of science now recognize the indispensable role played by the Christian faith in the rise and development of modern science. Science is not something that is natural to humankind. As science writer Loren Eiseley has emphasized, science is “an invented cultural institution” that requires a “unique soil” in order to flourish. Modern science did not arise in the Orient or in Africa, but in Western civilization. Why is this so? It is due to the unique contribution of the Christian faith to Western culture. As Eiseley states, “It is the Christianity world which finally gave birth in a clear, articulate fashion to the experimental method of science itself.

In contrast to Eastern religions and folk religions, Christianity does not view the world as divine or as indwelt by spirits, but rather as the natural product of a transcendent Creator who designed and brought it into being. Thus, the world is a rational place that is open to exploration and discovery. Up until the late 1800s, scientists were typically Christian believers who saw no conflict between their science and their faith, men like Kepler, Boyle, Maxwell, Faraday, Kelvin, and others. The idea of warfare between science and religion is a relatively recent invention of the late nineteenth century, a myth carefully nurtured by secular thinkers who had as their aim the undermining of the cultural dominance of Christianity and its replacement by naturalism, the view that nothing outside natural is real and the only way to discover truth is through science. They were remarkable successful in pushing their agenda.

But philosophers of science during the second half of the twentieth century came to realize that the whole scientific enterprise is based on certain assumptions that cannot be proven scientifically, but are guaranteed by the Christian worldview; for example, the laws of logic, the orderly nature of the external world, the reliability of our cognitive faculties in know the world, the validity of inductive reasoning, and the objectivity of the moral values used in science. I want to emphasize that science could not even exist without these assumptions, and yet these assumptions, which, interestingly, are part and parcel of a Christian worldview. Thus, theology is an ally to science in that it can furnish a conceptual framework in which science can exist. More than that, the Christian religion historically furnished the conceptual framework in which modern science was born and nurtured.

We are thus now living in an era of renewed interest in the relations between science and Christian theology. Indeed, during the last quarter of the twentieth century, a flourishing dialogue between science and theology has been going on in North America and Europe. Numerous societies for promoting this dialogue have sprung up: The European Society for the Study of Science and Theology, the Science and Religion forum, the Center for Theology and Natural Science, CTNS, and so forth. Especially significant have been ongoing conferences sponsored by the CTNS and the Vatican Observatory, in which prominent scientists like Stephen Hawking and Paul Davies have explored the implications of science for theology with prominent theologians like John Polkinghorne and Wolfhart Pannenberg. Not only are there professional journals devoted to the dialogue between science and religion, such as ‘Zygon’ and ‘Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith,’ but, more significantly, secular journals like ‘Nature’ and the ‘British Journal for the Philosophy of Science’ also carry articles on the mutual implications of science and theology. The dialogue between science and theology has become so significant in our day that both Cambridge University and Oxford University have moved to establish chairs in science and theology. I say all this simply to counteract a cultural myth, a myth that is rotted in ignorance and rejected by most scholars today, the myth that science and Christian faith are inherently adversaries rather than allies in the quest for truth.

Adherent of many religions are at times blinded to such a point that they fail to apply logic or reason to their faith or beliefs. For example, Saint Thomas Aquinas, the most rational of Christian theologians, stopped the use of reason when it came to the basic fundamentals of Christian faith. He then tried to justify faith. So to ask "why Christianity?" is an illegitimate question. However, Allah invites the question as to "why Islam?".“We have certainly made clear to you the signs, if you will use reason.”3:118

Islam is a rational system which not only allows questions but raises knowledge to a new level of dignity and respect. No other religion has exalted knowledge and its pursuit, as has Islam. In fact, for the first time in human history, a religious book invited people to question the creation of the universe and stated that in it (the universe) were signs for people of understanding. ‘In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, there are Signs for people of intelligence.’ (Surah Ali-‘Imran: 190-191) “He directs the whole affair. He makes the Signs clear so that hopefully you will be certain about the meeting with your Lord.” (Chapter Ra'd: 2)

Everything in Islam is subject to rational pursuit.

Islam is an intellectual and historical religion. There are no secrets and no mysteries which cannot be understood by an ordinary person.

We should, therefore, refrain from forming particular ideology or opinion prior to witnessing clear evidence-just as Islam advises us.

The Qur'an, this extraordinary book which was revealed to the Seal of the Prophets, Muhammad (peace and blessings of Almighty be upon him), is a source of inspiration and true knowledge. “Allah Himself is witness that there is no God save Him. And the angels and the men of learning too are witness…There is no God save Him, the Almighty, the Wise.”3:18.The book of Islam-no matter what subject it refers to-is being proved as Allah's Word as each new piece of historical, scientific or archaeological information comes to light. Facts about scientific subjects and the news delivered to us about the past and future, facts that no being could have known at the time of the Qur'an's revelation, are announced in its verses. It is impossible for this information to have been known with the level of knowledge and technology available in 7th century Arabia. With this in mind, shan’t we allow our common sense to speak on behalf of us awhile?

Could anyone in 7th century Arabia have known that our atmosphere is made up of seven layers?

Could anyone in 7th century Arabia have known the precise date of the lunar landings?

Could anyone in 7th century Arabia have known the exact ratio of the sea to the land?

Could anyone in 7th century Arabia have known the atomic number every single element?

Could anyone in 7th century Arabia have known the genetic code of all living organisms?

Could anyone in 7th century Arabia have known that the star ‘Sirius’ is the brightest star in the night sky?

Could anyone in 7th century Arabia have known that the universe is "steadily expanding," as the Qur'an puts it, when modern scientists have only in recent decades put forward the idea of the "Big Bang"?

“And He shows you His signs. So, which of the signs of Allah do you deny?” 40:81

Could anyone in 7th century Arabia have known about the fact that each individual's fingertips are absolutely unique, when we have only discovered this fact recently, using modern technology and modern scientific equipment?

Could anyone in 7th century Arabia have known about black holes, Pulsars, the Rosette Nebula, sub-atomic particles, quantum physics, fossilization and iron content, the layers of Earth, the weight of clouds, the relativity of Time, the Force of Gravity, the Orbital Movements, the sun’s trajectory, the programming in genes, the sun’s hydrogen and helium content, or many other facts scientists of our day are only just beginning to discover?

The only answer to these questions is thus : the Qur'an is the Word of the Almighty Allah, the Originator of everything and the One Who encompasses everything with His knowledge. In one verse, Allah says, "If it had been from other than Allah, they would have found many inconsistencies in it." (Qur'an, 4:82) Every piece of information the Glorious Qur'an contains reveals the secret miracles of this divine book.

None opposes good science. I am a software writer, and whatever I do touches science. But once we land in the area of conjectures sorry, that is not science, however you build up your argument, there are loopholes and hence not acceptable!

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Having any form of religious "faith" is contrary to scientific thinking.

God set the laws of nature, so no.

yes god was created by people to lazy or stupid to use science