You are correct, science is a tool. But its use does not require faith that it works, as it explains the facts in a verifiable way. Faith does not.
“A God who creates a situation where easily discovered physical laws and visual data contradict the scriptures he supposedly caused to be written is not a god I'll worship.” [excerpt]So you have faith that you have not been tricked by an evil being.
“I don't have faith in the facts.” [excerpt]When you are holding a fossil, you have faith that you have not being tricked by an evil being into thinking you are holding a fossil.
“The facts are the facts, no faith required.” [excerpt]However, the underlying philosophy that you use to decide what is fact, and what isn't, is based on faith.
“The facts fit and verify current physics, again no faith required.” [excerpt]And you place great faith in that your understanding of physics is correct.
“Faith is required only when you deny the evidence that proves your religious based age is wrong.” [excerpt]Actually, faith is required every time you accept an assumption as true.
“You have faith in your theory, no facts to back it up.” [excerpt]Sorry, I'm not an Evolutionist.
“BTW....the 4.5 billion year age for earth (+-200 million)is an established fact backed by the physical evidence and confirmed physics.” [excerpt]And yet, that age is arrived at based on untestable philosophical assumptions.
“A collection of tribal oral histories is not verifiable evidence.” [excerpt]Christ verified the writings of Moses.
“You are correct, science is a tool. But its use does not require faith that it works, as it explains the facts in a verifiable way.” [excerpt, bold emphasis mine]Will science work tomorrow?