In fact, the Bible does not concern itself with the details of the physical world, the understanding of which is the competence of human experience and reasoning. There exist two realms of knowledge, one which has its source in Revelation and one which reason can discover by its own power. To the latter belong especially the experimental sciences and philosophy. The distinction between the two realms of knowledge ought not to be understood as opposition.Not everyone's favorite theologean, but in this case he knows what he's talking about.
Absolutely. But I would add that our reason itself is a divine gift. I sometimes think that God knew we would need something to think about and keep us busy.