Cognitive dissonance is the problem most people run into when trying to reconcile the glaring contradictions between the claims made by religion and the observations presented to us through science. Most usually solve the problem by sticking to the science as truth and then explaining away the contradictory divine claims as metaphors.

Redefining god as an abstract placeholder that could just as easily be the non-sentient universe is the path I see most take. They say they believe in the god of the bible but have warped it their own desires to reconcile the cognitive dissonance.

As someone who was never pressured into believing in religion I find it quite fascinating the lengths people will go to in order to hold on to beliefs they know to be false yet identify with so heavily.