I'm all for people following their faith, but human ability to grow food, build houses, and heal the sick is all of one piece for me. It's foolish to think that God is opposed to any of that.
What’s the old joke about the guy on his roof waiting for God to save him from the flood? After he refuses several rescue attempts he wonders why God hasn’t saved him, to which God replies, “I sent a couple of boats and a helicopter.” Something like that anyway.