“By a huge margin, a Gallup Poll shows, Americans disagree that “science and religion are incompatible” (69% to 17%). Thus, underlying Americans’ views, these studies suggest, is not a simple divide – knowledge versus ignorance, Reason versus Faith, or science versus religion – but a complex combination of science and religion. Science is appreciated except for its claims about creation. And there are, at more sophisticated levels, some who combine religion even with acceptance of the big bang and evolution.”