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The notion that there exists some status of debate between the concepts of science and instances of belief is a misnomer fabricated in the minds of those who lack a substantial understanding of what either of these entities represent. Of course, the first question that must be asked; exactly what instance of belief are we talking about? In the context of this article we are operating on the assumption that belief, in this instance, refers to religious belief

Science certainly has its' instances of belief, although belief in scientific terms is required to conform to a set of rules or laws which afford some reasonable, logical, finite basis, upon which assertions better known as scientific facts are established, or in the case of concepts yet to meet the necessary burden of proof to be considered certainties, hypothesis or theoretical concepts. In contrast, we find that beliefs, in the religious instance, are founded on ambiguity and quite often reinforced by deception, whimsical reflections, and outright misrepresentation.

In reality, belief is an element or facet of the human cognitive state. It is an amorphous, abstract, construct of thoughtful pursuit, which over time is likely to be modified or changed with respect to newly entertained perceptions and circumstances. Belief, regardless of what it pertains to, is not confined by constructs of the finite reality or status of mortal existence, but rather is inherently free to transcend any obvious perception of the observable natural laws of the universe, and to circumvent any constraints of the mortal being, so obvious to the human sensory faculties. Hence, our mental facet of belief, at least within the confines of the human mental edifice, allows the individual to embrace the imperceivable, to engage the supernatural, and to envision the immortal. There is no question that belief is a reality, but it is a reality limited to the venue of the human minds that conceive it, in so far that it breeches or violates the precepts of human knowledge with respect to the finite physical realities of the universe.

Science, conversely, does not allow for any extension beyond known facts. Furthermore, science has little to do with any human sagacious processes, except perhaps with respect to our level of comprehensive understanding of it. The natural laws which mankind has come to know and understand are not any invention of man, but existed long before humanity, and will continue to exist long after the human species ceases

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