Science is both knowledge and a process of seeking knowledge related to natural world. It is a way of thinking critically about the universe and our own interpretations of it. Science shapes society, constantly improves the quality of life, and has even more than doubled life expectancy. Science is what allows the modern world to be modern.

If you think science doesn't
matter much to you, think again.
Science affects us all, every second of every day of the year. Science is everywhere in today's world, from cooking and gardening, to recycling and the daily weather report, to reading a map and using a computer. Your alarm clock, the asphalt you drive on, the bus you ride in, your decision to eat a baked potato instead of fries, your cell phone, the antibiotics that treat your sore throat, the clean water that comes from your faucet, and the light that you turn off at the end of the day have all been brought to you courtesy of science. Advances in technology and science are transforming our world at an incredible pace, and our children's future will surely be filled with leaps in technology we can only imagine. Being "science literate" will no longer be just an advantage but an absolute necessity. We can't escape from the significance of science in our world.

Yes and no. The real question is, "Are religions and the available evidence compatible?" As long as currently known evidence is compatible with the claims made by a religion then science and that religion are compatible. When a religion, such as Christianity, makes claims that are contradictory to modern knowledge and current evidence then it is not compatible with science because it is not compatible with reality.

When science disproves a claim that one holds as sacred (e.g. creationism or a young earth) it is not uncommon for that person to accuse science of being "anti," e.g. anti-Christianity. In reality, science has no bias, is not dogmatic and constantly tries to prove its self wrong. Always seeking for the truth based on all of the available evidence, regardless of one's personal agenda, and weeding out false claims through multiple peer review is what makes good science. Science is pretty much the only field where being proven wrong is highly welcomed and encourage. Within the scientific community one is only rewarded for making new discovers, not restating old ones, even if the new discoveries are the disproving of past discoveries. Science does not agree with major claims made by Christianity because the evidence and reality do not agree with such claims. If the evidence did actually coincided with Christian scriptures it would be more than welcomed by the scientific community because they would no longer be attacked by Christian fundamentalists.

No, science works because it does not rely on faith. Medicine, planes, and computers are not constructed based on faith that they will work, they are constructed based knowledge that they will work. Knowledge derived from the scientific process of critically examining evidence.