It is pretty common for scientists to dismiss things that require “faith.”
Consider the past treatment of scientists by the church. I know the church is not god. I get that. But, the suggest to represent God on earth.
Scientists require “facts” that can be examined and reproduced. They understand statistics and know that miracles may be explained away by random chance.
I don’t agree with them. But that is MY choice. I respect their choice. I simply do not agree with it. All the proof I need is in the faces of my children, and in the trees and grass outside my window. THOSE are too perfect to be the result of random chance. But what do I know? I almost flunked basic calculus.
I believe it was Aristotle who called the pursuits of metaphysical knowledge the highest calling of the human mind. One has to venture beyond the simple pursuits of matters that can be proven; some minds are not up to that task.