First off, I think you ought to ask him yourself, because he is far more eloquent with words then I am. What he will tell you will most likely make a lot better sense then anything that I could possibly say. However, I would like to explore the concept a bit, so I’ll try to answer your question. Ready for an essay?
So you say that science aims to disprove God? My dad isn’t necessarily a follower of that statement. Many people try to use science to disprove God, and perhaps (this is just me saying this, I’m not exactly sure what Dad would say) this is because the Church can be rather reluctant at times to admitting that scientifically, they are wrong. Such as Ptolemy’s whole flat earth deal that the Church insisted upon keeping about for quite a while. Also, the Church is rather haughty; Darwin hurt their ego a bit with the evolution theory. “God created man in his own image!” they scream. So much time has passed since then, and even now there are many Christians who will blow a fuse just hearing the ‘monkey’. Many are naive and chose to stay that way, and their blindness towards the subject is rather comical at times. I watched a documentary called “Lord, Save Us From Your Followers”, and in it was a section where the guy who made the documentary set up a game show called Culture Wars. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D9XyuT-DB8 ) The first round was played by two teams: The Liberal Media Elite and the Young Conservatives, the Young Conservatives also being generally… very Christian. One of the questions was “Name the most intriguing aspect of Darwin’s theory of evolution.” What did the Young Conservatives say? “Big Bang,” all four of them, simultaneously. Ouch. Many have no idea what they’re talking about, and then they say things- stupidly.
This is my theory as to why people use science as a reason to disprove Christianity: Christians hate to look at other viewpoints. They take things literally. They don’t acknowledge the fact that perhaps the Bible is figurative.
Science and the Bible, though, do have plenty of things in common. The book of Genesis was written thousands of years ago, and yet it nails the creation of things. Science agrees with it on the order: light, separation of light and darkness, water / atmosphere, separating dry land from the ocean, vegetation, the Heavens, water creatures, birds, land creatures, man, then woman. (The site I got this from is: http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/edn-ordercreation.html . It’s a very creationist site, but I thought it was rather funny when it came down to woman; it said: “Saving the best for last?” Cute.) The only place where the two butt heads is the 7 days issue. Many Christians, like my dad, believe that these days are only figurative. This is a serious divider when it comes to the Church because there still are lots and lots of seven day creationists out there who take the days very literally! Dad’s a believer in evolution and the Big Bang, also. They make lots of sense, there’s plenty of evidence for both! For evolution, my mom once told me, “You know, I don’t think I’d mind if God took his time in making me. It makes me feel all the more special.” The Bible also says that God made man from the dust. It doesn’t say “dry dust”, it just says “dust”. It could’ve been wet dust, and yes, it could’ve been at the bottom of the ocean, and yes, it could’ve taken plenty of steps in its transformation until it was perfect! But… people are stubborn and don’t want to believe that. They want to think that they were perfect right away. Science makes them look like nut cases, yes.
Another factor in why my dad believes the way he does is the mere reason that he enjoys physics. Physics holds everything in the universe together, it is complex and mind boggling. If one little thing hadn’t happened the way it did, the Universe could fall to pieces. It is totally insane how it all works out, and then also, how physics, the holder together of life, the universe, and everything, can be applied to human relationships! Metaphysics takes the rules of physics and puts them into operation to explain human nature, and it all still works out. This system is unbelievably improbable and couldn’t have possibly happened at random; there had to have been some sort of intelligent mind behind it all; some sort of very, very, very intelligent mind. And that is the most prominent factor that makes it impossible for Dad to be totally into science and not be religious.
Yeah, faith is great. But, life is so beautiful and complicated that there has to be some sort of other meaning out there then just pure existence. Notice all the religions all over the place! People naturally feel inclined, I think, to follow some sort of higher power. My dad has chosen Christianity as his choice belief system, and I’m glad for it; I can’t possibly imagine him as anything else. I’m sure if he were something else, he would be abnormally groovy and amazing at it, but he’s so in love with life and physics and God that I’d hate for him to change! He’s my hero… that is that, this is over. Maybe not the issue, but my essay. Good bye! 
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