GEN106 What makes man uniquely man, with the spark of the divine and different from all creatures in the world, is his ability to think and use knowledge gained from those thoughts.  Therefore, all scientific investigation and any other endeavors where man uses his brain is very much part of Judaism. Seforno commentary.  Maimonides goes even further. He begins his book of Jewish law, the Mishneh Torah, by saying that it is man’s duty to use his intellect to discover and try to understand the Creator.  The very brain that is criticized by other religions as an instrument of secularism and as antireligious must be used by the Jews in pursuit and understanding of God. Through man’s investigation and understanding of the physical world (normally called science), he will come to a better understanding of God.  Laws of Foundations of Torah 1:1, 2:2.  AMEMEI 242