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There was a recent "debate" between Bill Nye the science guy and a representative of a creationist organization. While there was a lot of back and forth the most salient exchange if I may paraphrase was when Mr. Nye asked if there was any data which could ever be found and presented to the creationist which would make him accept that the story in Genesis was wrong, and the reply was no. And therein lies the difference between science and faith. Science does not claim infallibility. Science is always subject to re-exploration and re-interpretation based on new data or different interpretation of old data. And other scientists can then test and refute or support those conclusions.

Religion is not based on this kind of rigor. It is faith, and in its most ardent supporters of any religion, unshakable faith.

Scientists may wish their math and their evidence would cross over to the faith world but it does not, and neither should those representing a faith based world view expect that their certainty should be accepted by those in the science world. It is this conflict which has been mentioned in Cosmos with this being a science based program has pointed out the role of faith in slowing or opposing scientific conflict when that progress might conflict with faith. Science and faith don't speak the same language or use the same rules. There are of course scientists with strong religious beliefs who in their own minds and hearts have managed to accommodate both systems into their life.