Many of the philosophers gave excellent answers to this difficult question, but I thought Adams of UCLA gave the best one. Religion and science are undoubtedly compatible if viewed in a certain way because many scientists are religious and many men of faith are scientists. Adams is also correct about how they both have different subject matter and involve different motives. Thus, the compatibility and comparability between the two all depends on perspective.
Fischer of UCR also gave a good answer. Science is all about methods, and these methods are used proportional to belief and evidence. Conclusions can be formed within science if adequate evidence is found for the causality. However, religion on the other hand is all about faith. People act upon faith and not according to concrete facts. So as Fischer says, "[both] are and aren't compatible".
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