"well stu, you may know massive amounts more about science than me"

Whether I do or not is irrelevant; what is important is understanding what science is and how it works, and you don't need to be a scientist to know that. You do have to get off your arse do some work though to familiarise yourself with the philosophies and methodologies that make 'science' what it is, and explains how it's come to be practiced as it is and how it changes with time.

I feel I can discuss religion as I was raised as CoE, also attended Methodist and finally a rather excellent free church, from being a bab up to my teenage years. I read the New Testament in my 20s and still retain a vague interest in theology, although I became a practicing buddhist in the Tibetan tradition for a while too (I did read some Zen texts as well, which were quite remarkable); I received teachings directly from His Holiness the Dali Lama.

The problem is Pete, your statements betray a complete lack of understanding of science, which makes me think you might not have done the groundwork, and just using words like 'multiverse' doesn't mean you are actually discussing science. You're not alone in this, as many, many climate change deniers, BANDits and politicians all use the language of science without understanding what they are actually discussing.

Time to do the groundwork.