The debate between science and religion is poorly named. Often the argument is reduced to the idea that if you believe in God, you must not be a rational person. This is demonstrably untrue. The list of famous men in science who were also Bible believing Christians is long. More important is how science has little to do with religion. Occasionally there is some overlap, but to say the two are opposed to each other is a stretch. It's like comparing apples and happiness.

Science is the study of things that are testable, observable, or demonstrable. I drop a bar of soap in a tub and it floats - that's observable science. If someone says that a species of dinosaur evolved into iguanas over millions of years, however, that's a little harder to verify. Religion, according to dictionary.com, is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs. Interestingly, that definition can be applied to atheism (the superhuman agency is optional according to the definition). Now, let's assume that someone sees his buddy taken by a flaming chariot into heaven (and it's not a hallucination) and then writes about it. That is observable, but no less supernatural. What's important to remember is even if someone can explain all the mechanics of the flaming chariot, this doesn't change its nature. Even if I go to shop class and learn everything there is to know about a car, it still has a manufacturer. My knowledge of the parts and how they work cannot change that.

Thus, because true science is limited to our 3-dimensional perceptions and says absolutely nothing about meaning or purpose, it has little to say either way about God. Science can only say, "Soap floats." If one should trump the other, though, science must lose for simple logic. If someone proves that it is impossible for a human being to rise from the dead, the Bible wins by saying that all things are possible with God. It makes intrinsic sense. If God created all the rules, He can break the rules. Telling God it's impossible is a self-defeating argument. People make fun of the Bible because it says God did things like give a donkey the ability to speak. That's hardly the most audacious claim in scripture. The first chapter of the first book claims that God created the universe by speaking it into existence. If He can do that, it would be no harder to give a donkey the ability to speak than it was to give you the ability to speak.