[quote]To claim, as you appear to be doing, that the "truth" of religion is equally as valid as the truth of science, and that these truths are mutually-exclusive and cannot apply to each other's domains, is simply absurd.[/quote]Then you have misinterpreted what I've said. What I'm referring to different [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_knowledge]domains of knowledge[/url] wherein different truths exist. The reason I'm referring to that is because I think it's the best way to answer the OP's question; there are places where one is appropriate and the other isn't, but to an individual, they can be compatible. I'm answering the question more from a social perspective rather than a philosophical one. [quote]Science applies to everything that exists in reality - religion included.[/quote]I agree, but only when claims within religions are presented within a scientific context.