A universe with a God would look quite different from a universe without one. A physics a biology where there is a God is bound to look different. So the most basic claims of religion are scientific. Religion is a scientific theory.
It's not the tools that you have faith in - tools are just tools. They work or they don't work. It's people you have faith in or not. Yeah sure I'm still optimistic I mean I get pessimistic sometimes but not for long.
